ਮਟਕਿ ਮਟਕਿ ਚਲੁ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਸਾਰੇ ॥
matak matak chal sakhee sahaylee mayray thaakur kay gun saaray.
Walk playfully and carefree, O my friends and companions; cherish the Glorious Virtues of my Lord and Master.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਈ ਮੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਰੇ ॥੪॥
gurmukh sayvaa mayray parabh bhaa-ee mai satgur alakh lakhaaray. ||4||
To serve, as Gurmukh, is pleasing to my God. Through the True Guru, the unknown is known. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Walk through life playfully and carefree, dear friends, treasuring what's good.
Serve with a glad heart, and the deepest, most hidden things become known.
You can go through life playfully and carefree when your heart rests in the good.
A lovely, carefree verse: "walk playfully and carefree, O my friends... cherish the virtues of the Lord... through the Guru, the unknown is known." A heart at rest in the good can go through life lightly — playful, unburdened — and in that gladness, deep things open up. This is the dance-raag spirit: joy, not heaviness. For a child: you can go through life playfully and carefree when your heart rests in the good.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you feel light and carefree instead of weighed down?
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