ਸਚੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਹੋਇ ॥
sach banee sach sabad hai bhaa-ee gur kirpaa tay ho-ay.
The True Word of the Guru's Bani, and the True Word of the Shabad, O Siblings of Destiny, are obtained only by Guru's Grace.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਭਾਈ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਘਨੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਕੋਇ ॥੮॥੨॥
naanak naam har man vasai bhaa-ee tis bighan na laagai ko-ay. ||8||2||
O Nanak, with the Name of the Lord abiding in one's mind, no obstacles stand in one's way, O Siblings of Destiny. ||8||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The true Word is not something you can grab or buy, it arrives as a gift of grace.
And when the Name settles into your heart and makes its home there,
the bumps in the road smooth out, and nothing can really stand in your way.
When the Name makes its home in you, the bumps in the road smooth out.
sach bani sach sabad hai... gur kirpaa tay ho-ay — the True Bani and Shabad come by Grace. naam har man vasai... tis bighan na laagai ko-ay — with the Name in the mind, no obstacle catches hold. This closes the shabad: the grace-given Word and the obstacle-free life of the Name-filled heart.
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