ਮਨਹਿ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ਰੋਸੁ ਜਮਹਿ ਨ ਦੀਜੈ ਦੋਸੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਿਰਬਾਣ ਪਦੁ ਚੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਲੀਜੈ ॥
maneh na keejai ros jameh na deejai dos nirmal nirbaan pad cheeneh leejai.
Do not harbor anger in your mind, or blame the Messenger of Death; instead, realize the immaculate state of Nirvaanaa.
ਜਸਰਥ ਰਾਇ ਨੰਦੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਰਾਮ ਚੰਦੁ ਪ੍ਰਣਵੈ ਨਾਮਾ ਤਤੁ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੪॥੪॥
jasrath raa-ay nand raajaa mayraa raam chand paranvai naamaa tat ras amrit peejai. ||4||4||
My Sovereign Lord King is Raam Chandra, the Son of the King Dasrat'h; prays Naam Dayv, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||4||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Do not hold anger in your mind, and do not blame death; instead, come to know the pure, peaceful state inside you.
Naam Dayv prays: my King is Raam Chandra, son of King Dasrath. I drink in the sweet nectar.
Let go of anger and blame, and taste the sweetness underneath.
Manhi na keejai ros — hold no anger; jamhi na deejai dos — do not blame death's messenger. Nirbaan pad is the calm, unshaken state. The close is all sweetness: the One is called King, and the amrit, the nectar, is drunk in.
Raam Chandra, the prince of the Ramayana, is Naam Dayv's way of naming the One.
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