Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 30
Verse 4 of 4

You Are the Hope of All Who Breathe

ਸਭਨਾ ਕੀ ਤੂ ਆਸ ਹੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਭਿ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹ ॥
sabhnaa kee too aas hai mayray pi-aaray sabh tujheh Dhi-aavahi mayray saah.
You are the hope of all, O my Beloved; all meditate on You, O my King.
ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਖੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੇ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੩॥
ji-o bhaavai ti-o rakh too mayray pi-aaray sach naanak kay paatisaah. ||4||7||13||
As it pleases You, protect and preserve me, O my Beloved; You are the True King of Nanak. ||4||7||13||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You are the hope of everyone, my Beloved; all turn to You.

Keep me however You please, my Beloved — You are the true King.

To trust the One with how things unfold is a deep kind of rest.
The deeper layer

The close (||4||7||13||): sabhnaa kee too aas hai — You are the hope of all. The final surrender is trustful and easy: ji-o bhaavai ti-o rakh — keep me as You please — the poise of sahaj, resting in the flow (hukam) rather than fighting it. Sach naanak kay paatisaah, the true King.

A Question to Sit With

What would it feel like to fully trust that things will be held, however they turn out?

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