17: sPl smyN

The blessed time

DMnu plu csw GVI phr DMnu DMnu iQiq su vwr sBwgy ]

dhannu palu chasaa gharhee paharu dhannu dhannu diti su vaar sabhaagay.

Blessed is the moment, the blinking time, the hour, the date, the day (during which you remember the Lord).

DMnu DMnu idhu rwiq hY pKu mwh ruiq sMmiq jwgy ]

dhannu dhannu dihu raati hai pakhu maah routi sanmati jaagay.

Day, night, fortnight, months, season and the year are auspicious wherein mind tries to rise (to divinity).

DMn ABIcu inCqRR hY kwmu kRoD AhMkwr iqAwgy ]

dhannu abheechu nichhatr hai kaamu krodh ahankaaru tiaagay.

Blessed is the abhijit nakstra which inspires to repudiate the lust, the anger and the ego.

DMnu DMnu sMjogu hY ATsiT qIrQ rwj iprwgy ]

dhannu dhannu sanjogu hai atdasatdi teerad raaj piraagay.

That time is fortunte wherein (through meditation on God) one gets the fruits of the holy dip at the sixty eight pilgrim centers and the Prayagraj.

gurU duAwrY Awie kY crx kvl rs AMimRq pwgy ]

guroo duaarai aai kai charan kaval ras anmritu paagay.

Reaching the door of Guru (the Gurudwara) mind gets absorbed in the delight of the lotus feet (of Guru).

gur aupdysu Avysu kir AnBY iprm iprI Anurwgy ]

gur oupadaysu avaysu kari anabhai piram piree anuraagay.

Adopting the teachings of Guru, the state of fearlessness and total absorption in the love (of Lord) is attained.

sbd suriq ilv swDsMig AMig AMig iek rMig smwgy ]

sabadi surati liv saadhasangi angi angi ik rangi samaagay.

Immersing the consciousness in the sabad (word) through and in the holy congregation, every limb ( of the devotee) reverberates the lustre of the (steadfast) colour of the Lord.

rqn mwl kir kcy Dwgy ]17]

ratanu maalu kari kachay dhaagay ||17||

The Sikhs of the Guru have made jewel garland of the fragile thread of breath (and they make full use of the same).