Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
Everyone who is born into this world gets tangled up in it, one way or another.
This human life is a rare and lucky gift.
So I lean on the shelter of the wise and good — hold out your hand and keep me safe.
By grace, let me be brought close to the One, my King.
This human life is a rare gift, and I reach for a hand to guide me.
This shabad is an Ashtapadee, a song of eight verses, by Guru Arjan. It is one long, honest asking. Everyone born into this world gets tangled up in it. But maanas janam sanjog paa-i-aa — this human birth came through a rare and lucky joining. It is like finding one four-leaf clover in a whole field.
So I reach for ot, shelter, from the saaDh, the holy and wise. I ask to be taken by the hand, like a small child crossing a busy street, and brought close to the One.
What in your life feels like a rare gift worth protecting?
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