ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
ga-orhee mehlaa 5.
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਵਨੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥
tujh bin kavan hamaaraa.
Except for You, who is mine?
ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mayray pareetam paraan aDhaaraa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
O my Beloved, You are the Support of the breath of life. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without You, who do I even have?
My Beloved, You are the very breath that holds my life up.
The One you're looking for isn't a distant ruler but the closest thing to you — the very ground of your life.
A short, intimate Rahao of pure belonging: tujh bin kavan hamaaraa — without You, who is mine? Mayray preetam paraan adhaaraa — my Beloved is the support of my breath itself (paraan, life-breath; adhaar, foundation). This is love-language for the One: not a distant ruler but the closest possible reality, the ground of one's very aliveness. The whole shabad flows from this — a soul that has found in the One its dearest friend and only true support.
A Question to Sit With
Who or what feels so essential to you that it's hard to imagine your life without it?
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