ਜਿਹ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਤੂ ਕੇਲ ॥
jih simran karahi too kayl.
Remember Him in meditation, celebrate and be happy.
ਦੀਪਕੁ ਬਾਂਧਿ ਧਰਿਓ ਬਿਨੁ ਤੇਲ ॥
deepak baaNDh Dhari-o bin tayl.
God has placed His lamp deep within you, which burns without any oil.
ਸੋ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਅਮਰਕੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥
so deepak amrak sansaar.
That lamp makes the world immortal;
ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਬਿਖੁ ਕਾਢੀਲੇ ਮਾਰਿ ॥੩॥
kaam kroDh bikh kaadheelay maar. ||3||
it conquers and drives out the poisons of sexual desire and anger. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Remember the One, celebrate, and be happy.
The One has set a lamp deep inside you that burns without any oil.
That lamp brings deathless life to the world,
and it drives out the poison of craving and anger.
There is a light inside you that never runs out — remembering keeps it bright.
The oil-less lamp (deepak bin tel) is the ever-burning inner light of awareness. Remember, and 'celebrate, be happy': the practice is a joy. The light does not scold the darkness — it simply drives out the poison of craving and anger the way light fills a room.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you feel that inner light shining on a hard day?
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