ਸਬਦੁ ਭਾਖਤ ਸਸਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
sabad bhaakhat sas jot apaaraa |
Giving voice to the Shabad, the moon of the mind is illuminated with infinity.
ਸਸਿ ਘਰਿ ਸੂਰੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਿਟੈ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ॥
sas ghar soor vasai mittai andhiaaraa |
When the sun dwells in the house of the moon, the darkness is dispelled.
ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਸਮ ਕਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥
sukh dukh sam kar naam adhaaraa |
Pleasure and pain are just the same, when one takes the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਆਪੇ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
aape paar utaaranahaaraa |
He Himself saves, and carries us across.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਚੈ ਮਨੁ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
gur parachai man saach samaae |
With faith in the Guru, the mind merges in Truth,
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥੪੯॥
pranavat naanak kaal na khaae |49|
and then, prays Nanak, one is not consumed by Death. ||49||
ਨਾਮ ਤਤੁ ਸਭ ਹੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਜਾਪੈ ॥
naam tat sabh hee sir jaapai |
The essence of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is known to be the most exalted and excellent of all.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਪੈ ॥
bin naavai dukh kaal santaapai |
Without the Name, one is afflicted by pain and death.
ਤਤੋ ਤਤੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨੈ ॥
tato tat milai man maanai |
When one's essence merges into the essence, the mind is satisfied and fulfilled.
ਦੂਜਾ ਜਾਇ ਇਕਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਆਨੈ ॥
doojaa jaae ikat ghar aanai |
Duality is gone, and one enters into the home of the One Lord.
ਬੋਲੈ ਪਵਨਾ ਗਗਨੁ ਗਰਜੈ ॥
bolai pavanaa gagan garajai |
The breath blows across the sky of the Tenth Gate and vibrates.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਮਿਲਣੁ ਸਹਜੈ ॥੫੦॥
naanak nihachal milan sahajai |50|
O Nanak, the mortal then intuitively meets the eternal, unchanging Lord. ||50||