Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who keep their attention on the Name become colored right through by it, all the way into their thoughts.
When someone worships the One with a whole heart, they stop seeing rivals and outsiders — for them there simply is no “other.” Everything is the same One.
A life of service like that unfolds as if it were written for them from the start.
They keep singing what is good, and the singing lifts them, and lifts everyone who listens.
Great is the quiet greatness of the Guru's people, who stay steeped in the Naam through the perfect Guru.
For people whose whole heart rests in the One, there is no "other."
Tinaa ikas bin doojaa ko naahee means for them, there is no one but the One. This is Ik Onkar, "One Creator," lived out in a life. It is not about "my God against yours." It is the opposite. The feeling of separate sides simply melts, because everything is one reality. So there are no rivals and no outsiders. Think of looking down from a plane at night. You can't see the lines between the towns, only one sea of lights.
Dhur mastak laykh means what was written on the forehead from the start. It does not mean everything is fixed and cold. It is like a calling, a life that unfolds as if it was written just for you, shaped by grace.
The lift is shared. Singing the One's goodness raises the singer, and it raises those who listen too.
What would change about how you treat people if you believed there was no such thing as an “outsider”?
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