Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
By perfect good fortune, the Guru is found. No clever effort of any kind can get there.
From the True Guru, an easy, natural calm wells up, and through the Shabad, the Guru's Word, ego is burned away.
No trick can grab the Guru; the Guru comes like a gift.
Poorai bhaag gur paa-ee-ai means "by full good fortune, the Guru is found." Good fortune here means grace. Upaa-ay kitai na paa-i-aa jaa-ay means "no trick or plan can get it." Upaa-ay means a clever scheme.
Satgur tay sahj oopjai means "from the True Guru, sahj rises up." Sahj is a natural, easy calm. You can't build it by force. Ha-umai sabad jalaa-ay means "the Word burns away ha-umai," the "me first" voice.
Think of the sun coming out after clouds. You can't pull the sun down. But when the clouds drift off, it is simply there. Grace works like that. It shines when what was blocking it is gone.
What is something good that came to you when you stopped trying to force it?
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