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Verse 4 of 4

Beholding the Beautiful Teacher

ਗੁਰੁ ਸੁੰਦਰੁ ਮੋਹਨੁ ਪਾਇ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਬਾਣੀ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰਿਆ ॥
gur sundar mohan paa-ay karay har paraym banee man maari-aa.
Finding the beautiful and fascinating Guru, I have conquered my mind, through the Bani, the Word of my Beloved Lord.
ਮੇਰੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਸੁਧਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਗਈ ਮਨ ਆਸਾ ਚਿੰਤ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ॥
mayrai hirdai suDh buDh visar ga-ee man aasaa chint visaari-aa.
My heart has forgotten its common sense and wisdom; my mind has forgotten its hopes and cares.
ਮੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਵੇਦਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਕੀ ਗੁਰ ਦੇਖਤ ਮਨੁ ਸਾਧਾਰਿਆ ॥
mai antar vaydan paraym kee gur daykhat man saaDhaari-aa.
Deep within my self, I feel the pains of divine love. Beholding the Guru, my mind is comforted and consoled.
ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ॥੪॥੧॥੫॥
vadbhaagee parabh aa-ay mil jan naanak khin khin vaari-aa. ||4||1||5||
Awaken my good destiny, O God - please, come and meet me! Each and every instant, servant Nanak is a sacrifice to You. ||4||1||5||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Meeting the beautiful, heart-drawing Teacher, my restless mind grew quiet, steadied by the loving Word.

My worries and clever plans and endless wants simply slipped away.

Inside me there is a tender ache — the ache of love — and just beholding the Teacher comforts and steadies me. Come, meet me; every single moment, I would give anything for You.

The ache of love for the One is itself a comfort, and it steadies a restless mind.
The deeper layer

gur sundar mohan — the Guru as sundar, beautiful, and mohan, the Enchanter, the one who draws the heart irresistibly. vaydan praym kee, the pain of love: a sweet ache that is itself a sign of nearness. sudh budh visar ga-ee — even ordinary calculating cleverness is set aside in the presence of that love.

A Question to Sit With

Who or what draws your attention so completely that your worries go quiet?

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