Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਦੀਪਕ ਪਤੰਗ ਦਿਬਿ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਦਰਸ ਹੀਨ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸ ਧਿਆਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਨ ਗੰਮਿਤਾ ।
deepak patang dib drisatt daras heen sree gur daras dhiaan tribhavan gamitaa |What light of vision could he have found in an oil beacon, the moth becomes devoid of even seeing it since it dies on its flame. But the contemplation of True Guru's sight illuminates the vision of the slave of Guru that he is able to see all the happenin
ਬਾਸਨਾ ਕਮਲ ਅਲਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਤ ਨ ਰਾਖਿ ਸਕੈ ਚਰਨ ਸਰਨਿ ਗੁਰ ਅਨਤ ਨ ਰੰਮਿਤਾ ।
baasanaa kamal al bhramat na raakh sakai charan saran gur anat na ramitaa |A black bee is fascinated by the smell of a lotus flower. However a lotus flower cannot stop him from visiting other flowers. But a devoted Sikh coming into the refuge of True Guru does not go anywhere else.
ਮੀਨ ਜਲ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਨੇਮ ਅੰਤਿ ਨ ਸਹਾਈ ਹੋਤ ਗੁਰ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰ ਹੈ ਇਤ ਉਤ ਸੰਮਿਤਾ ।
meen jal prem nem ant na sahaaee hot gur sukh saagar hai it ut samitaa |A fish sees through her love for water till the end. But when hooked to a bait, the water does not help her and can't save her. However a Sikh who is ever swimming in the safe ocean of True Guru is always helped by Him here and in the world beyond.
ਏਕ ਏਕ ਟੇਕ ਸੇ ਟਰਤ ਨ ਮਰਤ ਸਬੈ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਸ੍ਰਬੰਗੀ ਸੰਗੀ ਮਹਾਤਮ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ।੩੧੯।
ek ek ttek se ttarat na marat sabai sree gur srabangee sangee mahaatam amritaa |319|The love of moth, black bee and fish is one-sided. They never give up this one-sided infatuation and die living in the love of their beloved. But the love of True Guru emancipates one from the cycle of birth and death. Why should anyone turn his face away