They come, and sit and talk for their own purposes. The Messenger of Death strikes them down.
ਅਗੈ ਦਰਗਹ ਲੇਖੈ ਮੰਗਿਐ ਮਾਰਿ ਖੁਆਰੁ ਕੀਚਹਿ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ॥
agai dargeh laykhai mangi-ai maar khu-aar keecheh koorhi-aar.
Hereafter, they are called to account in the Court of the Lord; the false ones are struck down and humiliated.
ਏਹ ਕੂੜੈ ਕੀ ਮਲੁ ਕਿਉ ਉਤਰੈ ਕੋਈ ਕਢਹੁ ਇਹੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
ayh koorhai kee mal ki-o utrai ko-ee kadhahu ih veechaar.
How can this filth of falsehood be washed off? Can anyone think about this, and find the way?
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਦਿੜਾਏ ਸਭਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਕਟਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
satgur milai taa naam dirhaa-ay sabh kilvikh katanhaar.
If one meets with the True Guru, He implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord within; all his sins are destroyed.
ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੇ ਨਾਮੋ ਆਰਾਧੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਕਰਹੁ ਸਭਿ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੁ ॥
naam japay naamo aaraaDhay tis jan ka-o karahu sabh namaskaar.
Let all bow in humility to that humble being who chants the Naam, and worships the Naam in adoration.
ਮਲੁ ਕੂੜੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਉਤਾਰੀਅਨੁ ਜਪਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਚਿਆਰੁ ॥
mal koorhee naam utaaree-an jap naam ho-aa sachiaar.
The Naam washes off the filth of falsehood; chanting the Naam, one becomes truthful.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਏਹਿ ਚਲਤ ਹਹਿ ਸੋ ਜੀਵਉ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
jan naanak jis day ayhi chalat heh so jeeva-o dayvanhaar. ||2||
O servant Nanak, wondrous are the plays of the Lord, the Giver of life. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In plain words
Those who follow only their own mind do not know what they are saying. Inside them are wrong wanting, anger, and pride.
They cannot tell the right place from the wrong one. Inside them are greed and wrongdoing.
They come and sit and talk only for their own gain. Death strikes them down.
Later, in the One's court, when their account is called for, those who are false are struck down and put to shame.
How can this dirt of falsehood be washed off? Can anyone think it through and find the way?
If you meet the Guru, the Guru plants the Naam firmly inside you, and the Naam cuts away every wrong.
Everyone, bow to the person who chants the Naam and loves the Naam.
The Naam washes off the dirt of falsehood. Chanting the Naam, a person becomes true.
Nanak, Your servant, says: wondrous are the ways of the One, the Giver of life.
The Name is like clear water, keep it close and it rinses a heart bright.
The deeper layer
The crowded, self-absorbed mind meets the cleansing power of the Name. The warning is plain: talk driven by wanting, anger, and pride leads to shame. Then comes the way out: the Naam, planted by the Guru, is clear water that washes the heart bright. Chanting is held up with honor, since everyone is called to bow to the one who keeps the Name close, and wonder belongs to the plays (chalat) of the One.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you reset when your head gets crowded and noisy?
