Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Harmful habits make a vast, dark sea of pain, and people get swept up in it.
Nanak says: I came to the shelter of my Master, and the One took me by the arm and lifted me out.
However rough the sea, a hand can reach in and lift you out.
Mahaa bikaar ghor dukh saagar — harmful habits make a deep, rough sea of pain, and it is easy to get pulled under. Saran paray — coming into the shelter of the One. Baah pakar prabh kaadh la-i-aa — the One takes hold of an arm and pulls the swimmer out. Think of a lifeguard who sees you struggling and swims straight to you.
This lifting hand turns up again and again in Raag Bilaaval.
Who could you reach a hand out to when they feel stuck?
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