ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਨ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥
har bhagtan ko naam aDhaar.
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the anchor and support of the Lord's devotees.
ਸੰਤੀ ਜੀਤਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥
santee jeetaa janam apaar.
The Saints are victorious in this priceless human life.
ਹਰਿ ਸੰਤੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੋਈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
har sant karay so-ee parvaan.
Whatever the Lord's Saint does, is approved and accepted.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸੁ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ॥੪॥੧੧॥੨੨॥
naanak daas taa kai kurbaan. ||4||11||22||
Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to him. ||4||11||22||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
For those who love the One, the Naam is the anchor that holds them steady.
The saints win this priceless human life.
Whatever a saint of the One does is accepted.
Nanak says: I, a servant, give myself to them.
The Name is the anchor that keeps a life from drifting.
Naam adhaar, the Naam as anchor, and jeetaa janam apaar: this priceless life is won not by conquest but by devotion. Kurbaan, offering oneself, is the language of love, not fear.
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