The soul trembles and shakes, when it loses its mooring and support.
ਥਾਨਿ ਮਾਨਿ ਸਚੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਕਾਜੁ ਨ ਫੀਟੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
thaan maan sach ayk hai kaaj na feetai ko-ay.
Only the support of the True Lord brings honor and glory. Through it, one's works are never in vain.
ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਥਿਰੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
thir naaraa-in thir guroo thir saachaa beechaar.
The Lord is eternal and forever stable; the Guru is stable, and contemplation upon the True Lord is stable.
ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਥਹ ਨਾਥੁ ਤੂ ਨਿਧਾਰਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥
sur nar naathah naath too niDhaaraa aaDhaar.
O Lord and Master of angels, men and Yogic masters, You are the support of the unsupported.
ਸਰਬੇ ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰੀ ਤੂ ਦਾਤਾ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ॥
sarbay thaan thanantaree too daataa daataar.
In all places and interspaces, You are the Giver, the Great Giver.
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਏਕੁ ਤੂ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥
jah daykhaa tah ayk too ant na paaraavaar.
Wherever I look, there I see You, Lord; You have no end or limitation.
ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
thaan thanantar rav rahi-aa gur sabdee veechaar.
You are pervading and permeating the places and interspaces; reflecting upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, You are found.
ਅਣਮੰਗਿਆ ਦਾਨੁ ਦੇਵਸੀ ਵਡਾ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥੩੪॥
anmangi-aa daan dayvsee vadaa agam apaar. ||34||
You give gifts even when they are not asked for; You are great, inaccessible and infinite. ||34||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In plain words
A heart with no footing trembles and shakes.
Only the true One gives a life honor that never goes to waste.
Steady is the One, steady the Guru, steady the thinking on what is true.
Master of angels, people and yogi-masters, You are the support of those with no support.
In every place and every space between, You are the Giver of all giving.
Wherever I look, there You are — with no end and no edge.
You fill every place and every space between; thinking on the Guru's Word, we find You.
You give even what we never asked for — great, beyond reach, without limit.
The One is the only ground steady enough to stand a whole life on.
The deeper layer
Thir (steady, stable) repeats like a drumbeat — the One as the only firm ground; the trembling comes from having no footing. Jah daykhaa tah ayk too — "wherever I look, there You are" — a landmark of omnipresence. Anmangi-aa daan — gifts given even before we ask (grace). Nidhaaraa aadhaar — support of the supportless.
A Question to Sit With
What is steady enough in your life to lean your whole weight on?
