ਹਮ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਧੜਾ ਕੀਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਟੇਕ ॥
ham har si-o Dharhaa kee-aa mayree har tayk.
I have formed my alliance with the Lord; the Lord is my only support.
ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਖੁ ਧੜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਹਉ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਾ ਅਸੰਖ ਅਨੇਕ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mai har bin pakh Dharhaa avar na ko-ee ha-o har gun gaavaa asaNkh anayk. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Other than the Lord, I have no other faction or alliance; I sing of the countless and endless Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have made my alliance with the One; the One is my only support.
I belong to no other faction or party at all; I sing the countless, endless praises of the One.
Belonging only to the One frees you from the whole anxious game of taking sides.
The Pause states the freedom this brings: belonging to no worldly faction ("no other faction or alliance"). To be allied only with the One is to be released from the whole anxious game of taking sides — there is nothing left to defend except the truth, and nothing to sing but praise.
A Question to Sit With
How might life feel lighter if you didn't have to defend a "side" all the time?
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