Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the Word comes to live deep inside, the endless thirst for more goes quiet.
Whoever understands the way the One's order flows plays the game of life well, and, throwing the dice, wins over their own mind.
This one says that when the Word lives inside, the thirst for more goes quiet.
Jis ka-o sabad basaavai antar means when the Shabad, the Word, comes to live deep inside. Chookai tiseh pi-aasaa means that person's pi-aasaa, thirst, is gone.
Hukmai boojhai chauparh khaylai means whoever understands Hukam plays chauparh. Hukam is the One's order, the way life truly flows. Chauparh is an old board game played with dice. Man jin dhaalay paasaa means such a player throws the dice and wins over their own mind.
Think of a kid who knows chess so well that every move is calm and wise. Grasping the flow of life is like that. The big win is over your own restless mind.
What is a move you can make when your mind feels restless or greedy?
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