Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
Only a rare few turn toward the Guru and understand. The One fills everything, through the Word.
Those dyed in the Naam find peace that lasts forever. They stay lovingly tuned to the True One.
The One fills everything through the Word, yet only a rare few notice, and those dyed in the Naam find lasting peace.
Guru Amar Das's shabads in Raag Prabhaatee open here, with the short invocation ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad: there is only One, found by the True Guru's grace. Gurmukh virlaa ko-ee boojhai: only a rare gurmukh, a person turned toward the Guru, understands. Sabday rahi-aa samaa-ee: the One fills everything through the Word.
Naam ratay sadaa sukh paavai: those dyed in the Naam find lasting peace. Think of cloth dipped in dye until the colour goes right through, unlike a coat of paint that washes off. Saach rahai liv laa-ee: they stay lovingly tuned to the True One.
Where in your ordinary day might the One already be present, waiting for you to slow down and see it?
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