Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
After everything, my whole prayer comes down to one small ask: give me a loving heart that stays turned toward You. You already see everything inside me, so You know it is true.
That is it. Nanak says: this is my prayer, my Master, asked plainly and honestly.
Dayh bhagat prabh antarjaamee — give me devotion, O Inner-knower: bhagti itself is asked for as a gift, not claimed as an achievement. Antarjaamee — the one who reads the heart from within (the same knower named in the raag's opening shabads) — needs no persuading; the prayer is simply distilled to its honest core. Naanak kee baynantee — this is Nanak's plea.
If you could ask for just one thing to keep in your heart, what would it be?
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