Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 76
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Sheltered Through the Hard Hours

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
Dhanaasree mehlaa 5.
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਅਉਖੀ ਘੜੀ ਨ ਦੇਖਣ ਦੇਈ ਅਪਨਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
a-ukhee gharhee na daykhan day-ee apnaa birad samaalay.
He does not let His devotees see the difficult times; this is His innate nature.
ਹਾਥ ਦੇਇ ਰਾਖੈ ਅਪਨੇ ਕਉ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੇ ॥੧॥
haath day-ay raakhai apnay ka-o saas saas partipaalay. ||1||
Giving His hand, He protects His devotee; with each and every breath, He cherishes him. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One will not let a loved heart be crushed by its hardest hours — shielding is simply the One's own nature.

Reaching out a hand, the One keeps that heart safe and cares for it with every single breath.

You are not left to face your hardest hours unheld.
The deeper layer

The One does not let hard times crush a loving heart, and cares for it with every breath.

A-ukhee gharhee na daykhan day-ee — the One does not let the hard moment overwhelm. Why? Apnaa birad samaalay — because of birad, the One's own loving nature, which always keeps its promise.

Haath day-ay raakhai — the One gives a hand and keeps us safe. Saas saas partipaalay — caring for us breath by breath. The care never stops, and it is very close. It is like a parent holding your hand across a busy street, never letting go.

A Question to Sit With

When was a hard time made bearable because someone stayed close through it?

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