Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Here I am, holding out my hands, asking only for Your Name — nothing fancier than that. And the astonishing thing is that the One I am asking is already here, deep inside every single heart, mine included. So I simply rest in that shelter, because no one who comes to this door ever walks away empty-handed.
The shabad closes with the posture of the jaachik — the one who asks with open hands, wanting only the Name. Then comes the turn: the One being begged is ghat ghat antar — "within each and every heart." We ask outward for what is already inward. The closing line, jaa tay baritha na ko-ee ("no one leaves empty-handed"), is a devotional assurance spoken from inside the sanctuary: the seeker who asks for the Name is not left without the gift of Naam and grace. It is the reassurance the whole shabad was building toward — not a promise that every desired outcome will follow.
If the thing you most wanted were already inside you, how would you go looking for it?
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