Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So let me keep the Name of the One awake in my thoughts, consciously, warmly, on purpose.
Let me remember my Beloved, the Great One — who is the very best friend I could ever have.
After all the empty pictures, the shabad ends by naming what is full: the One, our closest Friend.
The shopper was missing real money to trade with. Here it is: raam naam, the living remembrance of the One's Name. Naanak raam naam jap cheet — Nanak says, keep the Name awake in your thoughts.
Then Guru Arjan gives the One a tender name: har saa meet, the One, such a Friend. The One is not a far-off judge here. The One is the truest companion, like the best friend who sits next to you on the first day at a new school. This is the real thing behind every show, the Friend behind everything that fades.
What does it change for you to imagine the divine not as far away and stern, but as your best friend?
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