Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is no end to the talking one could do about all this.
But having asked the teacher and truly looked, I have found there is no other door than this One.
Hardship and ease alike rest within the One's loving flow.
Nanak, humble and small, says simply: hold on to love.
This one closes the song: there is only one door, so hold on to love.
It is the last verse of this eight-part song, and of the run of Gauree Gwaarayree songs.
Kathnee katha-o na aavai or — "talking and talking, there is no end." Words about the One go on forever. Better to see.
Gur puchh daykhi-aa naahee dar hor — "I asked the Guru and looked: there is no other door." The One is the only safe place.
Think of a family home at the end of a long trip. You have seen many buildings, but only one door is yours.
Dukh sukh bhaanai tisai rajaa-ay — "pain and joy both rest in the One's will." Bhaanaa and rajaa both mean the One's loving will, the flow of existence. This is trust, not giving up.
Naanak neech means "lowly Nanak." It is humility, coming with empty hands.
The last words are liv laa-ay, "embrace love." That love is held inside the verse's own refuge: the Guru, who shows the door, and the One's loving will.
If everything you were learning came down to one simple instruction, what would you want it to be?
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