ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਜਪੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥
gur kee keerat japee-ai har naa-o.
This is the Guru's Praise, to chant the Name of the Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਉ ॥
gur kee bhagat sadaa gun gaa-o.
This is devotion to the Guru, to sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੁ ॥
gur kee surat nikat kar jaan.
This is contemplation upon the Guru, to know that the Lord is close at hand.
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੨॥
gur kaa sabad sat kar maan. ||2||
Accept the Word of the Guru's Shabad as Truth. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Praising the Guru means repeating the One's Name.
Devotion to the Guru means always singing the One's goodness.
Thinking on the Guru means knowing the One is right here, close by.
Take the Guru's word, the Shabad, as true.
To contemplate is to remember that the One is always right here, close.
Gur kee surat nikat kar jaan — the heart of contemplation is knowing the One is near (nikat), not far off in some heaven. Gur kaa sabad sat kar maan: accept the Guru’s shabad as true — mannai, the inner alignment that lives from the word rather than merely agreeing with it.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you remember that what matters most is near, not far away?
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