Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One fills everything and rests, at the same time, in the deepest stillness.
It is the One who teaches, and the heart that turns to that teaching is satisfied, wanting for nothing.
Some the One lets wander in the wild, and some the One sets on the path of loving devotion.
Only the one the One helps to understand understands; the One joins people to the Naam.
Nanak says: by meditating on the Naam, true greatness is found.
The One does it all, and the Naam is where true greatness lives.
Aapay aap varatdaa means "the One is present everywhere." And at the same time the One rests in taarhee, the deepest stillness. Think of the ocean. The waves are busy on top, while the deep water below stays calm.
Aapay hee updaysdaa means "the One is the teacher." The gurmukh, the one turned toward the Guru, is satisfied. Some wander in the wild, and some are drawn to loving devotion. Jis aap bujhaa-ay so bujhsee means "the one the One helps to understand, understands." Understanding itself is a gift.
Naanak naam dhi-aa-ee-ai sachee vadi-aa-ee means "remembering the Name, Nanak, brings true greatness." This is the last pauri, or stanza, of the whole Vaar, the long poem, and it gathers everything into one thought. The poem ends with the word Sudh, which means "checked and correct."
What is a kind of greatness that has nothing to do with being better than anyone else?
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