ਰਾਖੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਸਰਣਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਪਨੀ ਅਗਨਿ ਸਾਗਰ ਵਿਕਰਾਲਾ ॥
raakh raakh saran parabh apnee agan saagar vikraalaa.
Protect me, please protect me, O God; I have come to Your Sanctuary; the ocean of fire is so horrible.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੇ ਸੁਖਦਾਤੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਮ ਤੁਮਰੇ ਬਾਲ ਗੁਪਾਲਾ ॥੨॥੩੦॥
naanak kay sukh-daatay satgur ham tumray baal gupaalaa. ||2||30||
The True Guru is the Giver of peace to Nanak; I am Your child, O Lord of the World. ||2||30||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Protect me, please protect me, God; I have come to Your shelter — this ocean of fire is so terrible.
The true Guru is the giver of peace to Nanak; I am Your child, Lord of the world.
Come to the One as a child comes to a parent — and simply ask to be kept safe.
The close is the cry of a child: "I am Your child, O Lord of the World." Having come to "Your Sanctuary" from the "horrible ocean of fire," the soul asks simply to be protected — with the trust of a child who knows its parent. The Guru is "the Giver of peace," and the relationship is as tender as a child's.
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What does it feel like to trust something the way a child trusts a parent?
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