ਜਿਸ ਤੇ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੋ ਸਦਾ ਧਿਆਇ ਨਿਤ ਕਰ ਜੁਰਨਾ ॥
jis tay sukh paavahi man mayray so sadaa Dhi-aa-ay nit kar jurnaa.
He shall give you peace, O my mind; meditate forever, every day on Him, with your palms pressed together.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਕੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਨਿਤ ਬਸਹਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਹਰੀ ਮੋਹਿ ਚਰਨਾ ॥੪॥੩॥
jan naanak ka-o har daan ik deejai nit baseh ridai haree mohi charnaa. ||4||3||
Please bless servant Nanak with this one gift, O Lord, that Your feet may dwell within my heart forever. ||4||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are the One from whom all peace comes, so I turn to You every single day, my hands gently joined.
And if I may ask for one gift, let it be this — that Your presence stays settled in my heart forever.
Of everything you could ask for, the best gift is nearness to the One.
The verse ends on a single, tender request. Of all things one could ask, Guru Ram Das asks only tayray charnaa ... basay ridai — that the One dwell in the heart. Kar jurnaa (palms pressed together) is the posture of humble asking. The whole shabad narrows from countless treasures to this one gift: nearness.
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