Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the One calls a person home, there is no delay.
The one whose selfish self dies away in the Word lives in peace. Without the Guru, no one understands. The One acts, and moves everyone to act.
Let your selfish self go quiet in the Word, and you live in peace.
Aapay saday dhil na ho-ay: when the One's call comes, there is no delay. Sabad marai sahilaa jeevai so-ay: whoever dies to the small self through the Word lives with ease. Sikhs call this jeevat marnaa, dying while alive: the grasping self goes quiet so a lighter life can begin. Bin gur sojhee kisai na ho-ay: without the Guru, no one understands. Aapay karai karaavai so-ay: the One acts and moves all to act.
What might feel lighter if you stopped trying to control every single thing?
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