Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The whole world is drowning in this clinging;
only a rare few, turned toward the Guru, swim across.
This one says almost everyone gets pulled under by clinging.
Ayt mohi doobaa sansaar — in this clinging, the world is drowning. That keeps the teaching kind. Clinging is the common human struggle, not a special failure of a few.
Gurmukh ko-ee utrai paar — a rare few who face the Guru swim across. Think of a swimming class. The good swimmer does not laugh at the ones still learning. They were learning once too. The one who swims across is someone who, by grace, learned to hold things lightly.
What helps you stay afloat when you feel pulled under by worry or wanting?
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