Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whom could I ever praise, when there is no one higher than You?
Without You, there simply is no other for me at all.
Keep me however it pleases You — I rest in the flow of Your way.
And with quiet, natural love, I sing what makes You wonderful.
When there is no one else, praise has only one place to go.
Kis aagai parabh tuDh saalaahee: before whom could I praise You, when there is no other at all? Think of a small child with a new drawing. There is only one person they want to run and show.
So Guru Nanak asks: ji-o tuDh bhaavai ti-o raakh rajaa-ay, keep me however it pleases You. Rajaa means the One's way, close to Hukam, the flow of existence. And he ends by singing sahj bhaa-ay, with natural, easy love.
What does it feel like to trust that things are unfolding as they should?
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