ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥
salok mehlaa 2.
Shalok, Second Mehl:
ਜਿਨਾ ਭਉ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਨਾਹਿ ਭਉ ਮੁਚੁ ਭਉ ਨਿਭਵਿਆਹ ॥
jinaa bha-o tinH naahi bha-o much bha-o nibhvi-aah.
Those who have the Fear of God, have no other fears; those who do not have the Fear of God, are very afraid.
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਹੁ ਪਟੰਤਰਾ ਤਿਤੁ ਦੀਬਾਣਿ ਗਇਆਹ ॥੧॥
naanak ayhu patantaraa tit deebaan ga-i-aah. ||1||
O Nanak, this mystery is revealed at the Court of the Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those whose hearts are full of awe for the One — that wide-open wonder at something vast and good — have no other fears. Those without that awe are afraid of a great many things.
Nanak says: this mystery becomes clear in the One's court.
One great awe quietly dissolves a hundred small fears.
bhau here = reverent awe, not dread. jinaa bhau tinh naahi bhau = those filled with awe of the One have no other fears — a single great reverence dissolves scattered anxieties. patantaraa = the mystery or riddle, revealed in the Court (dar) of the One.
A Question to Sit With
When you feel wonder at something huge — the night sky, the ocean — do your worries feel bigger or smaller?
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