Sikhism·Raag Goojaree·Shabad 50
Verse 7 of 9

Trust Isn't Naive When It Rests on a Track Record

ਐ ਜੀ ਭਾਗਿ ਪਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੀ ਮੈ ਅਵਰ ਨ ਦੂਜੀ ਭਾਈ ॥
ai jee bhaag paray gur saran tumHaaree mai avar na doojee bhaa-ee.
O Dear One, I have hurried to the Sanctuary of the Guru; I have no love for any other except You.
ਅਬ ਤਬ ਏਕੋ ਏਕੁ ਪੁਕਾਰਉ ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਖਾਈ ॥੬॥
ab tab ayko ayk pukaara-o aad jugaad sakhaa-ee. ||6||
I constantly call upon the One Lord; since the very beginning, and throughout the ages, He has been my help and support. ||6||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Dear One — I hurried to the teaching's shelter; I love no other but You.

I call on the One always; from the very beginning and through all the ages, it has been my help.

Trust isn't naive when it rests on a track record — the One you turn to now is the one who has always held.
The deeper layer

The verse is a declaration of single-hearted loyalty: "I have hurried to the Sanctuary... I have no love for any other except You." And it grounds this in a long memory — the One "has been my help and support" "since the very beginning, and throughout the ages." Trust here is not naive; it rests on a track record. The One being turned to is the same One who has always held; the loyalty is a response to a faithfulness already proven.

A Question to Sit With

What has proven faithful enough over time to deserve your fuller trust?

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