ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥
salok mehlaa 5.
Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
ਨਦੀ ਤਰੰਦੜੀ ਮੈਡਾ ਖੋਜੁ ਨ ਖੁੰਭੈ ਮੰਝਿ ਮੁਹਬਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ॥
nadee tarand-rhee maidaa khoj na khumbhai manjh muhabat tayree.
Crossing the stream, my foot does not get stuck - I am filled with love for You.
ਤਉ ਸਹ ਚਰਣੀ ਮੈਡਾ ਹੀਅੜਾ ਸੀਤਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਤੁਲਹਾ ਬੇੜੀ ॥੧॥
ta-o sah charnee maidaa hee-arhaa seetam har naanak tulhaa bayrhee. ||1||
O Lord, my heart is attached to Your Feet; the Lord is Nanak's raft and boat. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Crossing the stream, my foot doesn't slip — I am full of love for You.
My heart is fixed on Your feet; Nanak says, the One is my raft and my boat.
Love keeps your footing steady on the crossing — you don't slip because your feet are fixed on something solid.
A short, sure-footed Shalok: love keeps the footing steady even "crossing the stream." The one whose "heart is attached to Your Feet" does not slip on the crossing. This is the Vaar's recurring boat-image made personal — you cross rough water without stumbling not by your own balance but because love has fixed your feet on something solid.
A Question to Sit With
What love keeps you sure-footed when you're crossing something slippery?
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