Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
With every breath I turn Your Name over in my heart; You alone are what I long for.
Nanak says: the Creator is my support, and I have let go of every other hope.
The close narrows to a single-hearted focus: the Name on "each and every breath," longing "for You alone," and the release of "all other hopes." This letting-go of other hopes is not despair but simplification — the peace of no longer scattering your heart across a dozen fragile expectations. When one true support is found, the anxious portfolio of backup hopes can be set down. Single-heartedness is a kind of rest.
How many small hopes are you anxiously juggling? What would it feel like to rest your weight on one?
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