Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I take hold of Your feet, my Master; You are with me through and through.
Nanak has entered Your shelter; reaching out a hand, the One has kept him safe.
The One is not far away. The One is with us completely and holds us by the hand.
Charan aDhaar tayraa — Your feet are my support. That is a humble way to say, "I lean on You."
Then the warmest words: ot pot parabh saath. Ot pot is the picture of cloth, the threads running across and the threads running down. Think of your favorite blanket. Every thread goes through every part of it. The One is with us like that, woven all the way through.
Saran pari-o naanak — Nanak has come into Your shelter. Day raakhi-o har haath — the One gave him a hand and kept him safe.
These hymns of the Fifth Guru have spoken of longing, wandering, sickness, and rescue. They end here with the same picture they kept coming back to: a hand reaching out. The One is not far off at all, but with us through and through.
What changes when you imagine the good you seek as not far off, but already with you through and through?
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