ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਾਜੀ ॥
gurmukh Dhartee saachai saajee.
The True Lord fashioned the earth for the sake of the Gurmukhs.
ਤਿਸ ਮਹਿ ਓਪਤਿ ਖਪਤਿ ਸੁ ਬਾਜੀ ॥
tis meh opat khapat so baajee.
There, he set in motion the play of creation and destruction.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਪੈ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
gur kai sabad rapai rang laa-ay.
One who is filled with the Word of the Guru's Shabad enshrines love for the Lord.
ਸਾਚਿ ਰਤਉ ਪਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
saach rata-o pat si-o ghar jaa-ay.
Attuned to the Truth, he goes to his home with honor.
ਸਾਚ ਸਬਦ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
saach sabad bin pat nahee paavai.
Without the True Word of the Shabad, no one receives honor.
ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕਿਉ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੩੦॥
naanak bin naavai ki-o saach samaavai. ||30||
O Nanak, without the Name, how can one be absorbed in Truth? ||30||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The True One made the earth for those who face the Guru.
On it runs the great play of things being made and passing away.
Whoever is dyed in the Guru's Word glows with love for the One.
Soaked in Truth, that person goes home with honor.
Without the true Word, no one finds honor.
Nanak says: without the Naam, how can anyone merge into Truth?
The world is not a trap to escape; it is a place made for living well.
The earth is a place made for living well. Dhartee saachai saajee: the True One shaped the earth as a stage for the baajee, the play of making and passing away. Life here is meant to be lived well, and then you go home (ghar jaa-ay) with honor.
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