Savaiye in Praise of Guru Amar Das (by the bard Keerat), Verse 18 — setting worries down and trusting
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I pray deep inside my heart, but I cannot say it in words.
I set all my worries before You. I look to the Sangat, the holy people gathered together, for help.
When Your hukam, the flow of life, marks me as Yours, I serve my Master.
When You, O Guru, look at me with kindness, the sweet fruit of the Naam of the Creator is placed in my mouth.
Unreachable, Unseen First Being, Cause of everything: whatever You tell me, that is what I say.
O Guru Amar Das, Doer and Cause of all, as You keep me, so I stay.
When words run out, you can still set every worry before the Guru and rest in being kept.
The prayer goes deeper than words (kahi bhe na saka-o, "I cannot even say it"). All cares are placed before the Guru, and the Sangat is where help is found. Life moves by hukam, the flow of existence, and when the Guru's kind look falls, the sweetness of the Naam is placed in the mouth. The closing jiv too rakheh tiv raha-o, "as You keep me, so I stay," is trust, a settling into the flow of life. The bard is Keerat.
What worry could you set down today and simply trust for a while?
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