ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕੂਪ ॥
sansaar bikhi-aa koop.
The world is a pit of poison,
ਤਮ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਮੋਹਤ ਘੂਪ ॥
tam agi-aan mohat ghoop.
filled with the utter darkness of ignorance and emotional attachment.
ਗਹਿ ਭੁਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀ ਲੇਹੁ ॥
geh bhujaa parabh jee layho.
Please take my hand, and save me, Dear God.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਦੇਹੁ ॥
har naam apunaa dayh.
Please bless me with Your Name, Lord.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਠਾਉ ॥
parabh tujh binaa nahee thaa-o.
Without You, God, I have no place at all.
ਨਾਨਕਾ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੨॥
naankaa bal bal jaa-o. ||2||
Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sometimes the world feels like a dark pit, easy to get lost in and hard to see your way out of.
So take my hand and lift me out, and give me Your Naam. Without You I have no place to stand. Nanak says: I give my whole self to You.
*When you feel lost in the dark, reach for a hand to lift you.*
sansaar bikhiaa koop -- the world as a pit, tam agian (darkness of unknowing). geh bhujaa prabh jee layho -- take my hand and pull me up. Rescue imagery, warm and direct: the way out is a hand, not a punishment.
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Who would you reach for if you felt stuck in a dark place?
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