Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Please let my one hope be fulfilled — that I may truly see the One.
For in that one sight, my whole self, body and heart, finally comes to rest.
Guru Ram Das ends with a prayer that his hope be answered.
Jan naanak kee har aas pujaavahu — fulfill the hope of Your servant Nanak. Aas means hope. The answer he longs for is har darsan, a true sight of the One. And the fruit is peace: the body itself comes to rest.
This song closes a group of six songs by Guru Ram Das. Hope that began as thirst now comes to rest in seeing. Think of the moment you finally spot your family at the airport after a long trip. Your whole body relaxes. Longing does not end in getting something. It ends in seeing.
When have you felt your whole self finally relax and rest?
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