Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
By grace, we even get to speak Your Name. Hold onto it and you are carried; there is no other way.
And even someone going under can still be lifted out. The true One is the Giver of all.
No one is ever beyond rescue.
This verse, which closes the shabad, is pure hope. Karam milai aakhan tayraa naa-o — by grace, we get to speak Your Name. Jit lag tarnaa — hold on to it, and you get across.
Then comes a tender promise: jay ko doobai fir hovai saar, even someone who is drowning can still be pulled out. Think of a lifeguard who keeps watching the whole pool, every minute. No one is ever written off. Naanak saachaa sarab daataar — the true One is the Giver of all.
When you feel like you are sinking at something, who can help lift you back up?
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