Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The rich person leans on their money and feels tall; the landowner leans on their fields; the king is sure the whole kingdom is his.
In just that same way — only surer — the one who loves the One leans on the One as their whole support.
Everyone leans on something. The question is what can hold our weight.
The verse lines up the things people lean on. The rich lean on darab, money. The landowner leans on bhoom, land. The king leans on raaj, the kingdom, sure it is all his. Then it puts the one who loves the One in the very same place in the line: ti-o har jan tayk su-aamee. Tayk means leaning, and su-aamee means Master.
Think of leaning back in a chair. Before you do, you trust it can take your weight. Everyone rests their weight on something. The real question is what can actually hold it.
What do you lean on to feel safe or important? How steady is it?
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