Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
After a long time of wandering and searching, weary and worn, a heart can finally come to rest.
Kabir says: meeting the true Guide, I found the deepest joy of all; it was love and devotion that carried me safely home.
Effort could not carry us home. Love did.
Dhaavat jon janam bharam thaakay — running from life to life, lost in confusion, I got tired. Kabir is worn out from a long search. Then the rest comes.
Kahi kabeer gur milat mahaa ras — Kabir says, meeting the Guru, I found the greatest joy. Paraym bhagat nistaari-o ray — love and bhagat, heartfelt devotion, carried me across.
Remember how the shabad began, with all that striving and pride? That could not get us across. Think of a lost child who stops running in circles. A parent finds them and carries them home. That is how the shabad ends: not by effort, but by love.
Can you think of a time when love, more than effort, was what truly carried you through?
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