Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Join the good, and go deep - remember the One, and lean your weight on the Name.
Set the other schemes down, friend; keep the Beloved's feet in your heart.
The One is fully able - the Cause behind causes. Grip the Name firmly: gather this wealth and count yourself fortunate.
Clean and clear is the counsel of the humble good. Keep one trust in your mind - and watch the diseases scatter.
This one is a friendly list of what to do: hold on to the One, and let the scattered plans rest.
It reads like a doctor's note, full of instructions. Join the good. Think deeply. Remember the One. Lean on the Name. Set the other efforts down. Keep the One's feet in your heart. Hold on tight. Gather this wealth. Keep one trust.
darirh kar gahhu naam har vath — grip the Name firmly, like something you hold in your hand. The Name is something to hold, not just an idea to think about.
avar upaav sabh meet bisaarahu — forget all other efforts, my friend. Notice the word meet, friend. This is not a command shouted from above. It is a friend pulling a friend back from busy traffic. What gets set down is not effort itself. It is scattered effort, a pile of side-bets that Sukhmani has checked, one by one, in the sections before.
The close uses the language of health: sarab rog naanak mit jaahi — all illness goes away. The salok called the Name wealth. This pauri calls it medicine. The Name is both.
How many separate plans are you running right now to feel safe? What would one deep plan replace?
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