Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my Master, I myself have wandered off, lost in doubt.
I sing only the words that You have written; I know no other Word.
You can get lost in your own doubt, and the words you sing to the One were written by the One.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. It is disarmingly honest: hau aapay bharam bhulaanee — I got lost by my own confusion, no one else to blame, and no shame in the saying. And then a beautiful line about where every good word comes from: akhar likhay say-ee gaavaa — I sing only the words You wrote. Even our praise of the One is a gift the One placed in us first. It is humility and belonging in one breath.
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