Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 143
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The Moment I Turned

ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਦੁਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ ੯
raag bilaaval mehlaa 5 dupday ghar 9
Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Du-Padas, Ninth House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਆਪਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਏ ॥
aapeh mayl la-ay.
He Himself merges us with Himself.
ਜਬ ਤੇ ਸਰਨਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਆਏ ਤਬ ਤੇ ਦੋਖ ਗਏ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jab tay saran tumaaree aa-ay tab tay dokh ga-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
When I came to Your Sanctuary, my sins vanished. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.

You Yourself gather me back and join me to You.

From the moment I stepped into Your shelter, the weight of my mistakes was gone.

Sometimes relief begins the very moment you turn toward help.
The deeper layer

The Rahau, opening Dupde Ghar 9. aapeh mayl la-ay -- the One does the uniting; we do not achieve it alone. jab tay saran... tab tay dokh ga-ay -- from the moment of taking shelter, the burden lifts. The turning point is the entering, not a long earning.

A Question to Sit With

Was there a moment when just deciding to ask for help already made you feel lighter?

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