ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੋਆ ਨਾਥੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲਾ ॥
jis no ho-aa naath kirpaalaa.
He, unto whom the Master shows Mercy
ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਪਾਲਾ ॥
rahraas hamaaree gur gopaalaa.
- unto Him, the Guru, the Lord of the World, I offer my prayer.
ਨਾਮੈ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਨਾਮੈ ਬਸਤਰੁ ॥
naamai khinthaa naamai bastar.
One who has the Name as his patched coat, and the Name as his robe,
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਹੋਆ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ॥੪॥
jan naanak jogee ho-aa asthir. ||4||
O servant Nanak, such a Yogi is steady and stable. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one the Master is kind to — to that Guru, the Lord of the World, I offer my prayer.
Nanak, Your servant, says: whoever wears the Naam as a patched coat and the Naam as a robe is a yogi who stands steady and still.
Wear the Naam like a coat, and you stand steady.
Wear the Naam as your coat and your robe, and you stand steady.
Naamai khinthaa naamai bastar — the Name becomes the patched coat and the robe, in place of every outward garb. Such a one, says Nanak, is asthir — steady and stable. Rahraas is a prayer offered with respect. The inner takes the place of the outer, and steadiness follows.
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