Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The humble company of those who seek the One is so sweet to me — like the dust of a well-walked path, precious and grounding.
A good and complete gift like this feels written into me from the very start.
This is the Rahao. Jan kee dhoor — "the dust of the humble ones' feet" — is a recurring Gurbani image for the deepest humility: wanting only to be near seekers, low and grounded like the dust of their path. It is meeth khataanee — sweet-tasting to the mind. And poorab karam likhi-aa dhur — the literal names past karma and a destiny written from the primal source; read gently, such longing feels like a gift woven into one's nature rather than earned. The shabad opens in gratitude for good company and grows into its central image: what actually washes a heart clean.
Whose good company leaves you feeling more grounded and clear just for having been near it?
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