ਨਾ ਜਾਨਾ ਕਿਆ ਗਤਿ ਰਾਮ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥
naa jaanaa ki-aa gat raam hamaaree.
I do not know what my condition shall be, Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਭਜੁ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਤਰੁ ਭਉਜਲੁ ਤੂ ਤਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har bhaj man mayray tar bha-ojal too taaree. ||1|| rahaa-o.
O my mind, vibrate and meditate on the Name of the Lord. You shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I do not know what will become of me. So, my mind, keep the One's name alive -- and you will cross the terrifying ocean of life.
I do not know my future -- but the Name will carry me across.
The Rahao: honest not-knowing about one's fate, answered by the one reliable thing -- remembrance of the Name -- which carries the soul across the world-ocean. Humility about the future, certainty about the practice.
A Question to Sit With
What do you do when you do not know how things will turn out?
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