Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Remember the One who holds up everything by sheer, gentle strength.
People turned toward the One keep the Maker in mind and don't forget the source of it all.
Pain and worry and fear lose their grip on a heart that remembers.
With the help of good company, they cross even the roughest waters and arrive where they belong.
They're welcomed and cheered, their hearts settle, and they meet the endless One.
Remembering, my own deep wishes are filled.
The shabad closes with a promise a child can hold: for those who remember, "pain, disease and fear do not cling" (rog... na laage). This is not a claim that hard things never happen, but that they lose their grip — a remembering heart isn't ruled by fear. The One is named the support of all "by His almighty strength" (balee — mighty), yet the strength is gentle, holding everything up like a floor under your feet. Crossing the "terrifying world-ocean" comes sant prasaad — by grace of the holy — and the arrival is a welcome: "congratulated and applauded, minds at peace." The verse ends where it began, in fulfilled desire. For a child: remembering what's good and true doesn't make troubles vanish, but it keeps them from bossing you around.
When you're scared or worried, what's one good thing you can bring to mind to loosen its grip?
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