ਦੇਖਿਓ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਮਹਾ ਮੰਗਲ ਰੂਪ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਨ ਨਹੀ ਦਿਸਟਾਵੈ ॥
daykhi-o achraj mahaa mangal roop kichh aan nahee distaavai.
I have seen the Wondrous Lord, the embodiment of supreme bliss, and now, I see nothing else at all.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੋਰਚਾ ਗੁਰਿ ਲਾਹਿਓ ਤਹ ਗਰਭ ਜੋਨਿ ਕਹ ਆਵੈ ॥੪॥੧॥
kaho naanak morchaa gur laahi-o tah garabh jon kah aavai. ||4||1||
Says Nanak, the Guru has rubbed sway the rust; now how could I ever enter the womb of reincarnation again? ||4||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Once I truly saw the good, I couldn't unsee it — and nothing else compares.
Wisdom polished my heart clean, like rubbing rust off a mirror, so it could shine.
Wisdom polishes your heart clean, like rubbing rust off a mirror, so it can shine and see clearly.
The shabad closes with a beautiful image: "the Guru has rubbed away the rust" — the mind is like a mirror that has grown dull and rusty, and wisdom polishes it so it can reflect the good clearly again. Once the heart truly sees the good ("I see nothing else at all"), it's changed for good. The colophon (||4||1||) closes. For a child: wisdom polishes your heart clean, like rubbing rust off a mirror, so it can shine and see clearly.
A Question to Sit With
What helps your heart feel polished and clear, like a clean mirror?
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