ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੰਭਉ ਕਲਿ ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਦੀਪਾਈ ॥੧੮॥
akaal moorat ajoonee sambha-o kal anDhkaar deepaa-ee. ||18||
Being of Immortal Manifestation, He is not born; He is self-existent; He is the Light in the darkness of Kali Yuga. ||18||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One never dies, was never born, and comes from nothing outside itself.
It is a lamp lit and shining, even in the darkest of times.
The deathless, unborn One is a lamp shining in the darkest times.
Akaal moorat (beyond death), ajoonee (unborn), sambha-o (self-existent): these are the Mool Mantar's own words, the opening creed of Sikhi, folded right into the middle of the song. Kal andhkaar deepaa-ee: a lamp in the darkness of the age.
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