Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who served with love are truly wise — they are the eminent ones of the world.
The Lord Himself has carried them across the terrifying world-ocean.
Not clever, not powerful, not accomplished — those who served with love are the truly wise.
The reversal of the world's hierarchy of wisdom: not scholars, not strategists, not the accomplished. Prem bhagat nit Har gavan (those who go to the Lord with loving devotion daily) — these are the sat vadiaa-ee (the truly eminent, the truly wise).
"Carried across the terrifying world-ocean" (bhai samund taar-iaa) — the same ocean-and-crossing metaphor that runs through the Siree Raag section. The crossing is done by the Lord: aap taarai — He Himself crosses them. Not guidance, not a boat. He carries them.
What is the difference between doing something with love and doing the same thing as a duty? Can you feel the difference in yourself when you act from each?
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