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Verse 4 of 4

You Aren't Judged on a Scorecard of Rights and Wrongs

ਪੂਰੀ ਆਸਾ ਜੀ ਮਨਸਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
pooree aasaa jee mansaa mayray raam.
My hopes and desires have been fulfilled, O my Lord.
ਮੋਹਿ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਜੀਉ ਸਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
mohi nirgun jee-o sabh gun tayray raam.
I am worthless, without virtue; all virtues are Yours, O Lord.
ਸਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੇਰੇ ਕਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ॥
sabh gun tayray thaakur mayray kit mukh tuDh saalaahee.
All virtues are Yours, O my Lord and Master; with what mouth should I praise You?
ਗੁਣੁ ਅਵਗੁਣੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਨ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਆ ਬਖਸਿ ਲੀਆ ਖਿਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
gun avgun mayraa kichh na beechaari-aa bakhas lee-aa khin maahee.
You did not consider my merits and demerits; you forgave me in an instant.
ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈ ਵਜੀ ਵਾਧਾਈ ਵਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਦ ਤੂਰੇ ॥
na-o niDh paa-ee vajee vaaDhaa-ee vaajay anhad tooray.
I have obtained the nine treasures, congratulations are pouring in, and the unstruck melody resounds.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੈ ਵਰੁ ਘਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਲਾਥੇ ਜੀ ਸਗਲ ਵਿਸੂਰੇ ॥੪॥੧॥
kaho naanak mai var ghar paa-i-aa mayray laathay jee sagal visooray. ||4||1||
Says Nanak, I have found my Husband Lord within my own home, and all my anxiety is forgotten. ||4||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My deepest wishes came true — and I know all the good in me is really Yours.

You didn't tally up my rights and wrongs; You simply forgave me in a moment.

And a quiet music of joy began — I found the One right inside my own home.

You aren't judged on a scorecard of rights and wrongs — you can be forgiven in an instant, freely, and welcomed home.
The deeper layer

The Chhant's beautiful close, one of Gurbani's clearest statements of grace: tudh na laae rakhee mangee, khin mahi bakhas layho — "You did not consider my merits and demerits; You forgave me in an instant." No scorecard, no weighing — just instant, free forgiveness. And the homecoming: "I have found my Husband Lord within my own home, and all anxiety is forgotten." The colophon (||4||1||) closes. For a child: you aren't judged on a scorecard of rights and wrongs — you can be forgiven in an instant, freely, and welcomed home.

A Question to Sit With

How does it feel to be forgiven right away, without someone counting up everything you did wrong?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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