Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One's presence is the ground my heart stands on.
Singing the One's praises is the truest work I can do.
Please fill the quiet hopes of the ones who love You.
I find peace in the humble dust of good company.
The closing verse rests the whole life on the One: charan kamal jan kaa aadhaar — the One's presence is the ground one stands on. Singing praise is called sach vaapaar, the true trade — the one form of business whose profit lasts. The final line, jan dhoor (the dust of the humble), is Guru Arjan's recurring signature: the deepest peace is found not in being lifted above others but in the humble ground of good, loving company.
Where do you find real peace — in standing above others, or in being among good people?
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