Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 171
Verse 4 of 5

In His Shelter, Your Deepest Wishes Are Met

ਜਉ ਮੈ ਓਟ ਗਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇਰੀ ॥
ja-o mai ot gahee parabh tayree.
When I took to Your Protection, O God,
ਤਾਂ ਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਈ ਮਨਸਾ ਮੇਰੀ ॥੩॥
taaN pooran ho-ee mansaa mayree. ||3||
my desires were fulfilled. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

When I took to Your protection, God,

my heart's desires were fulfilled.

In the One's shelter, your deepest wishes are quietly met.
The deeper layer

Taking sanctuary fulfills the heart's true desires: "when I took to Your Protection, my desires were fulfilled." Not that the One grants every whim, but that the soul in His shelter finds its deepest wishes — for peace, for Him — met.

A Question to Sit With

What does your heart most deeply want — beneath all the surface wants?

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