Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When my God is fully pleased with me,
then tell me — how could suffering or doubt come near me?
When the One is pleased with you, sorrow and doubt cannot get close.
Guru Arjan asks it like a question that already knows its answer. Ja-o suparsan ho-i-o parabh mayraa — when my God is fully pleased with me. Taa dookh bharam kaho kaisay nayraa — then tell me, how can suffering or doubt come near?
Being pleasing to the One is itself a gift of grace. And that gift is a shelter. Think of a strong wall around a garden. The wind can blow outside, but the flowers inside stay safe. The One who is pleased with you is that wall around your soul.
What would it feel like to be so at peace that worry couldn't reach you?
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