Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਨਿਸ ਦਿਨ ਅੰਤਰ ਜਿਉ ਅੰਤਰੁ ਬਖਾਨੀਅਤ ਤੈਸੇ ਆਨ ਦੇਵ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸੇਵ ਜਾਨੀਐ ।
nis din antar jiau antar bakhaaneeat taise aan dev guradev sev jaaneeai |Serving and worshipping of gods and goddesses viz-a-viz the True Guru is like the difference between night and day.
ਨਿਸ ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਬਹੁ ਤਾਰਕਾ ਚਮਤਕਾਰ ਦਿਨੁ ਦਿਨੁਕਰ ਏਕੰਕਾਰ ਪਹਿਚਾਨੀਐ ।
nis andhakaar bahu taarakaa chamatakaar din dinukar ekankaar pahichaaneeai |In the darkness of night (ignorance), there is much radiance of stars (gods) but with the appearance of True Guru's radiance of knowledge (with the rise of the Sun during the day) God, the Only One becomes conspicuous and obvious.
ਨਿਸ ਅੰਧਿਆਰੀ ਮੈ ਬਿਕਾਰੀ ਹੈ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਹੇਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਤ ਸਮੈ ਨੇਹੁ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ਉਨਮਾਨੀਐ ।
nis andhiaaree mai bikaaree hai bikaar het praat samai nehu nirankaaree unamaaneeai |The vice and evil-doers are enamored by the evil and vicious acts, but by the knowledge of the True Guru, the devoted Sikhs contemplate on the Lord's name at ambrosial hour by becoming one with Him.
ਰੈਨ ਸੈਨ ਸਮੈ ਠਗ ਚੋਰ ਜਾਰ ਹੋਇ ਅਨੀਤ ਰਾਜੁਨੀਤਿ ਰੀਤਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਬਖਾਨੀਐ ।੪੮੭।
rain sain samai tthag chor jaar hoe aneet raajuneet reet preet baasur bakhaaneeai |487|At night when the time for sleep comes, the evil designs of treacherous, deceitful and vicious people prevail. But with the daybreak at ambrosial hour (radiance of knowledge by the True Guru) the righteousness and justice of the Lord prevails. (The divine