Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Any moment now it is time to rise and go. I come with empty hands, no goodness of my own to show.
As the One's kind Glance falls, so we become. Without that Glance, no one arrives.
Life is short, and what carries us is the One's kind glance, more than anything we bring.
Hun uth chalnaa muhat ke taal — soon we must get up and go, as quick as a clap of the hands. The verse touches this lightly. Then it asks, ki-aa muhu daysaa — what face will I show? The singer has no goodness of their own to bring. It is like arriving somewhere with empty hands. It is not shame, just honesty, with nothing to boast about.
Everything rests on nadar, the One's glance of grace. Jaisee nadar karay taisaa ho-ay — as the glance falls, so we become. Without that kind glance, no one arrives.
What is something you cannot do all by yourself, but only with help?
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