Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You count up the lucky days, but you do not think it through:
the One Creator stands above every lucky day.
The one who meets the Guru knows the way. Following the Guru's teaching, that person comes to know the Hukam, the flow of existence.
The One who made every day is greater than any lucky day.
Saahaa ganeh means "you count up the lucky dates." In his time, people often asked a priest to work out the perfect day for a wedding or a journey. Saahay oopar aykankaar means "the One Creator is above those dates."
Think of a family that waits for the "perfect" day to say sorry to a friend. Meanwhile, today was already a good day for it. Every day comes from the same Maker, so no day is more blessed than another.
Jis gur milai so-ee bidh jaanai means "the one who meets the Guru learns the way." Through the Guru's teaching, a person comes to know the Hukam. Hukam is the flow of existence, the way things work. Guru Nanak turns us away from counting lucky days and toward remembering the One, who is over them all.
Do you ever feel like you need the “perfect moment” to start something good? Why might any day be the right one?
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