Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
However great You are, that is how great Your gifts are — they match You exactly.
You made the day and You made the night.
Those who forget the One have turned away from the best part of themselves; without the Name a person feels lost, with no home and no people. So I will not forget.
The One's gifts are as big as the One. An endless Giver gives endlessly.
Jayvad aap tayvad tayree daat — as great as You are, so great are Your gifts. You made the day, and You made the night.
The closing lines are strong. They call those who forget the Master low and outcast. That word had real force in society. But the very next shabad does away with caste completely. So teachers explain these lines as an inner homelessness, not a social rank.
To forget the Name is like being far from home with no family around you. You are not lesser. You are just cut off from where you belong. Remembering is the way back.
What is the difference between being alone and being truly at home in yourself?
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