Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 92
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My Prayer Was Heard

ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
bhairo mehlaa 5.
Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਸੁਨੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥
satgur apunay sunee ardaas.
The True Guru has listened to my prayer.
ਕਾਰਜੁ ਆਇਆ ਸਗਲਾ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
kaaraj aa-i-aa saglaa raas.
All my affairs have been resolved.
ਮਨ ਤਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥
man tan antar parabhoo Dhi-aa-i-aa.
Deep within my mind and body, I meditate on God.
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਡਰੁ ਸਗਲ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
gur pooray dar sagal chukaa-i-aa. ||1||
The Perfect Guru has dispelled all my fears. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My True Guru has heard my prayer.

Everything I set out to do has come right.

Deep inside my mind and body, I keep the One in my thoughts.

The Perfect Guru has taken away all my fears.

Sometimes the biggest relief is simply being heard.
The deeper layer

A prayer heard by the True Guru sets everything right and takes fear away.

Satgur apunay sunee ardaas: my True Guru has listened to my ardaas, my prayer. Kaaraj aa-i-aa saglaa raas: every task has come out right. Man tan antar prabhoo dhi-aa-i-aa: deep in mind and body, I remember the One.

Gur pooray dar sagal chukaa-i-aa: the Perfect Guru has ended all my dar, my fear, the way morning light ends the scary shapes of the night.

A Question to Sit With

When did just being listened to make a worry feel lighter?

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