Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sometimes I feel like I cannot see the way at all, tangled up in things that pull me off track.
But if the teacher — the giver of peace — is kind, a hand reaches out and steadies me onto the path.
Sometimes we cannot see the way, and a kind teacher takes our hand.
Ham anDhulay anDh — I am blind, totally blind. It means not being able to see the path. It is a place to come out of, not a name to be ashamed of.
Bikhai bikh raatay — soaked in what harms. That is being caught in habits that pull us off track. It is like getting lost scrolling on a phone when you meant to do homework.
Then grace does the rescuing. Satgur da-i-aa karay... ham laavai aapan paalee — when the true teacher is kind, he fastens us to the hem of his robe. Think of a small child holding a parent's coat in a crowd. Holding on, you stay on the path.
When you cannot see your way forward, whose hand do you reach for?
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