Shabad · Ang 943
Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Raamkalee
ਮੈਣ ਕੇ ਦੰਤ ਕਿਉ ਖਾਈਐ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
main ke dant kiau khaaeeai saar |
"With teeth of wax, how can one chew iron?
ਜਿਤੁ ਗਰਬੁ ਜਾਇ ਸੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਆਹਾਰੁ ॥
jit garab jaae su kavan aahaar |
What is that food, which takes away pride?
ਹਿਵੈ ਕਾ ਘਰੁ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਪਿਰਾਹਨੁ ॥
hivai kaa ghar mandar agan piraahan |
How can one live in the palace, the home of snow, wearing robes of fire?
ਕਵਨ ਗੁਫਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਰਹੈ ਅਵਾਹਨੁ ॥
kavan gufaa jit rahai avaahan |
Where is that cave, within which one may remain unshaken?
ਇਤ ਉਤ ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਜਾਣਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
eit ut kis kau jaan samaavai |
Who should we know to be pervading here and there?
ਕਵਨ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਨਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੪੫॥
kavan dhiaan man maneh samaavai |45|
What is that meditation, which leads the mind to be absorbed in itself?" ||45||
ਹਉ ਹਉ ਮੈ ਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਖੋਵੈ ॥
hau hau mai mai vichahu khovai |
Eradicating egotism and individualism from within,
ਦੂਜਾ ਮੇਟੈ ਏਕੋ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
doojaa mettai eko hovai |
and erasing duality, the mortal becomes one with God.
ਜਗੁ ਕਰੜਾ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਗਾਵਾਰੁ ॥
jag kararraa manamukh gaavaar |
The world is difficult for the foolish, self-willed manmukh;
ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ਖਾਈਐ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
sabad kamaaeeai khaaeeai saar |
practicing the Shabad, one chews iron.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
antar baahar eko jaanai |
Know the One Lord, inside and out.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਗਨਿ ਮਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ॥੪੬॥
naanak agan marai satigur kai bhaanai |46|
O Nanak, the fire is quenched, through the Pleasure of the True Guru's Will. ||46||