Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some souls seem to come into the world just to lift others up — the ones who thirst to see the One.
Whoever takes shelter with them is carried across life's hardest waters, and in that good company, their deepest hopes come true.
Jagat udhaaran say-ee aa-ay — 'they came to uplift the world' — jo jan daras pi-aasaa, those who thirst for the vision of the One. Their thirst becomes a spring for others. Un kee saran parai so tari-aa — whoever takes their shelter is 'carried across' (the bhavjal, the world-ocean); satsang pooran aasaa — in true company, hope is fulfilled. This is Guru Arjan's devotional praise of the God-loving as bridges, not a general claim about a class of people and their purpose: for young readers it can suggest that devotion may overflow into care for everyone who draws near.
Who has helped you through a hard stretch simply by letting you stay close to them?
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