Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In this way — who, who has not been carried across? Singing the glories of the One has ferried the lovers and the good-hearted safely over. I have found the One, and I am not searching anywhere else.
This way of singing the One's praise has carried across everyone who walked it.
In bidh ka-un ka-un nahee taari-aa — in this way, who has not been carried across? It is a question that throws the doors wide open. It welcomes everyone who sings the One's glories.
Har jas is praise of the One. It has nistaari-aa, ferried across, the sant bhagat, the loving and devoted.
The finish is quiet and sure: parabh paa-ay ham avar na bhaari-aa — I have found the One; I search for no other. Think of a hiker who finally reaches the top and sits down to take in the view. After all the seeking, the seeker rests.
That wide first line matters. Guru Nanak offers a wide welcome, like a gate standing open.
What does it feel like to stop searching for something because you have finally found it?
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