Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 69
Verse 3 of 3

Friend Here, There, Everywhere

ਮੀਤ ਸਾਜਨ ਸਰਬ ਗੁਣ ਨਾਇਕ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਦੇਵਾ ॥
meet saajan sarab gun naa-ik sadaa salaamat dayvaa.
You are my friend and companion, the Master of all excellences, O eternal and permanent Divine Lord.
ਈਤ ਊਤ ਜਤ ਕਤ ਤਤ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਤ ਸੇਵਾ ॥੨॥੮॥੩੯॥
eet oot jat kat tat tum hee milai naanak sant sayvaa. ||2||8||39||
Here, there and everywhere, You are pervading; please, bless Nanak to serve the Saints. ||2||8||39||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You are my friend and my companion, full of every good quality, always steady, never fading.

Here, there, and in every direction, it is You I meet — so let me serve Your saints, who keep me close to You.

The same Friend meets you in every direction you turn.
The deeper layer

The One is a friend we meet everywhere.

meet saajan sarab gun naa-ik — You are my friend and companion, holder of every good quality. You are sadaa salaamat, always steady and never fading.

eet oot jat kat tat tum hee — here, there, wherever I go, it is You. It is like a best friend who shows up in every class, on every bus, at every game. The one Presence is met in every place. So the closing wish is simple. milai naanak sant sayvaa — let Nanak serve the saints and stay near them.

A Question to Sit With

If a good friend were with you everywhere you went, how might your day feel different?

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