Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
"I'm like a little trader," the heart says, "and You, the One, are the treasure I deal in."
The whole point of my days is to carry more and more of that goodness.
And the wall of doubt inside me? It comes down the moment I turn to You with praise and a heartfelt prayer.
Being thankful and asking with an open heart — that's what clears the way.
The shabad closes by answering the puzzle of the wall (P3). Guru Nanak calls himself teraa baaneeaa — "Your merchant" — and the One his raas, his merchandise, his stock-in-trade: the whole business of a life is to gather more of that goodness. And then the key that opens the wall: man te dhokhaa taa lahai, jaa sifat karee ardaas — "the doubt is lifted from the mind only when I praise You and pray to You." This is the resolution of the whole shabad: the wall of doubt (P3) comes down not by force or cleverness but by praise and prayer — a turning of the heart in gratitude and open asking. Praise dissolves the wall that striving couldn't. For a child: when a little wall of doubt or worry stands between you and something good, the way through isn't to push harder — it's to give thanks and to ask with an open heart.
When worry builds a wall inside you, could saying thank you or asking for help be the way through?
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