Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So how could I ever forget the One, Mother?
The One is real, and the Name is real — the most real thing there is.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Everything else turns around it.
So ki-o visrai mayree maa-ay — how could I ever forget the One, Mother? Saachaa saahib saachai naa-ay — the Master is true, and the Name is true.
"True" here means more than honest. It means Sat, what is most real and lasting. Everything else fades like chalk on a playground after rain. The One does not wash off.
Guru Nanak speaks to his mother. That gives the line the warmth of a child. A child could never forget the one who holds them close.
What is the most real thing in your life — the thing you would never want to forget?
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