Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Beloved One, life of all souls — whoever finds true company is carried safely home.
By grace they reach the highest place, and even a dried-up branch bursts back into green.
This line adds the second comfort: you are not only fed, you can be made new.
It is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad (hymn). Mayray maaDha-o jee satsangat milay se tari-aa — dear Lord, whoever meets the satsangat, the true company of good people, is carried safely across. And then: sookay kaasat hari-aa — the dry wood turns green.
That is a picture of coming back to life. What looked dead grows leaves again, through good company and grace.
Think of a plant on the windowsill that everyone thought was dead. Someone waters it and moves it into the sun, and a week later a tiny green leaf pokes out. The verse before this one said you are fed and kept alive. This one says grace can make you bloom. Together they answer two fears: "there won't be enough," and "I'm too far gone." Nobody is too far gone.
Is there a part of your life that feels 'dried up' that you'd love to see turn green again?
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