Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
What can a helpless little speaker like me do? Your gifts come pouring down, and Your praises pour with them.
And the one You decide to give to — why would he ever go looking anywhere else? Says Nanak: the True One is the One who makes everything beautiful.
When the One gives to you, you stop looking anywhere else.
Aakhan vaalaa ki-aa baychaaraa — what can a poor, small speaker do? This is not sad. It is a happy kind of giving up. The speaker is set free from an impossible job, measuring the One. Now he can simply receive.
Jis tooN deh tisai ki-aa chaaraa — the one You give to, why would he look elsewhere? Think of a kid who gets a hug from a parent after a hard day. They do not go around asking strangers for hugs. There is nowhere else to go, because every other door leads back to the same One. The last word is savaaranhaaraa, the One who makes beautiful. The One does not only give. The One makes the soul beautiful, like dressing someone for a celebration.
When have you felt so completely given enough that you stopped looking for more?
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