Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This human life is a rare chance — so make the effort now, reach for real freedom while you can.
Sing to the One who is all compassion, and you will cross the great, deep water of this world and come safely to the far shore.
The close of the whole Mehl 9 set. Maanas dayh bahur nah paavai restates the priceless-life theme one last time — so kar ray, make the effort now, but gently, as encouragement. Karunaa mai — the One who is compassion itself — is the object of the song. The bhav saagar (world-ocean) is the classic image of life's difficulty, and crossing it par utar ray is the shabad's path of liberation — a spiritual crossing offered through song, not an assurance of worldly safety. The closing number ||251|| marks the end of Guru Tegh Bahadur's Gauree shabads.
If you knew you had one real chance to do something that mattered, what would you want to give your effort to?
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