Salok Sehskritee, Salok 24 — The One Who Lifts the Left-Behind
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who were left behind, the One brings to the front. The One fills the hopes of the hopeless.
The One makes the poor rich, and heals the sickness of the sick.
The One gives the gift of loving devotion to those who love, and they sing the praises of the Naam of Raam.
The Supreme One is the Great Giver. Nanak says: serving the Guru, what is there that cannot be found?
The One lifts up the left-behind, the hopeless, the poor and the sick.
Paachhan karot agarneeveh: those at the back are brought to the front. Niraasan aas poornah: the hopes of the hopeless are filled. NirDhan bha-yan Dhanvantah: the poor become rich. Rogee-an rog khandnah: the sick are healed.
Bhagat-ya bhagat daana: those who love the One are given love itself as a gift, and they sing raam naam gun keertaneh, the praises of the Naam. The salok ends with a question: gur sayvaa kin na labh-yatai, by serving the Guru, what cannot be found?
Have you ever felt left out or overlooked? What would it mean to know the One lifts the left-behind to the front?
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