Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So here I am, One who holds everything — I come and rest in Your care. Loosen whatever ties me up, and carry me across on the strength of Your Name.
This is the second Rahao, the second "pause" line. It is a closing refrain that answers the whole shabad.
The shabad has shown how a heart drifts away. Now Guru Arjan shows the way home. Paarbarahm tayree sarnaa-ay — Supreme One, I come to Your shelter. Paarbarahm is the One who is in everything.
BanDhan kaat tarai har naa-ay — cut my ties, and carry me across with the Name. Think of a boat tied up at a dock. Untie the knots, and the river carries it home.
Every fear named earlier in the shabad is answered here with one thing: a safe place to rest.
Where do you go — a place, a person, a thought — when you need to feel safely held?
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