ਸੰਤਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੀ ॥
santahu gurmukh naam nistaaree.
O Saints, the Gurmukhs are saved through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਸਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਆਪਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sachaa naam vasi-aa ghat antar kartai aap savaaree. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The True Name abides deep within their hearts. The Creator Himself embellishes them. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O saints, those who turn to the Guru are carried safely across by the Naam.
The True Naam lives deep inside their hearts. The Creator Itself makes them beautiful.
You are not left to polish yourself alone; the Creator does that work.
The one who turns to the Guru is carried across by the Naam: gurmukh naam nistaaree. And the key comfort — kartai aap savaaree: the Creator Himself embellishes, adorns, sets you right. The transformation is not a self-improvement project; it is done in you, as grace.
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