ਸੁ ਮਤਿ ਸਾਰੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰੀਜੈ ॥
so mat saar jit har simreejai.
That mind is excellent and sublime, which meditates in remembrance on the Lord.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪੇ ਦੀਜੈ ॥
kar kirpaa jis aapay deejai.
In His Mercy, the Lord Himself bestows it.
ਸੂਖ ਸਹਜ ਆਨੰਦ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥
sookh sahj aanand har naa-o.
Peace, intuitive poise and bliss are found in the Lord's Name.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਪਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥੨੭॥੩੮॥
naanak japi-aa gur mil naa-o. ||4||27||38||
Meeting with the Guru, Nanak chants the Name. ||4||27||38||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The finest mind is the one that remembers the One.
The One gives that mind, out of mercy.
Peace, natural ease, and joy are all found in the Name.
Nanak says: meeting the Guru, I repeat the Name.
The best use of a mind is simply to remember what matters most.
So mat saar jit har simreejai — that mind is saar (excellent) which remembers. The ability itself is given (kar kirpaa jis aapay deejai) — even the wish to remember is grace. Sookh sahj aanand: the three gifts, peace, poise, bliss, all housed in the Name.
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