Your humble servant, O Lord, is intoxicated with Your sublime essence.
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How rich is the birth of the One's humble servant — the Maker is his Father.
Nanak: the one who truly knows the perfect One takes everyone along, and saves them all.
This one says: when you find the One, you bring others along.
The verse holds two lovely ideas. First, closeness: the Creator is his Father. The bond is like family, not like a faraway king. Kabir says the same, "You are my Father." And Guru Arjan says elsewhere, "I am a child, You are my father."
Second, sagal samooh lai udhare — he takes everyone along and saves them all. Finding the One is not a private escape. The truly awake person does not sneak out alone. They lift others as they go.
This is Sat Sangat, the company of the good, coming full circle. Good people lift you up. Then you become the good company that lifts others. Think of a big kid who learned to ride a bike and now runs beside a little one, holding the seat. Freedom, rightly understood, is catching.
If you found something wonderful, would you keep it to yourself or bring others along? What does that say about real goodness?
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