ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਮੈ ਤੇਰੀ ਟੇਕ ॥
vaahu vaahu saachay mai tayree tayk.
Waaho! Waaho! - Great! Great is my True Lord! I seek Your All-powerful Support.
ਹਉ ਪਾਪੀ ਤੂੰ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਏਕ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ha-o paapee tooN nirmal ayk. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I am a sinner - You alone are pure. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wow -- how great you are, my true One. I lean on your strength alone. I have made my mistakes; you alone are pure.
Wonder and honesty go together: "How great You are; I lean on You."
The Rahao. "Vaahu vaahu" is an exclamation of wonder and praise -- traditionally understood to share a root with Waheguru. The posture is refuge and honest confession: "I am flawed, You alone are pure." This is not self-abasement but accurate self-seeing, which is the doorway to grace.
A Question to Sit With
What does it feel like to admit a mistake honestly, without beating yourself up?
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