Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I can see no other support. The shelter of the One is my only hope.
I am small and poor. What prayer can I offer?
The One lives in every heart.
My mind is thirsty for the feet of the One.
Nanak says: I am called Your servant. Again and again, forever, I give myself to You.
With no other support in sight, the whole prayer is giving yourself to the One who lives in every heart.
Avar ot mai ko-ay na soojhai: no other support comes to mind. Ki-aa deen karay ardaas: what prayer can the humble offer? Ja-o sabh ghat parabhoo nivaas: the One already lives in every heart, so nothing needs to be explained. Parabh charnan kee man pi-aas: the mind is thirsty for the One's feet. Ha-o bal bal sad bal jaas: I give myself, again and again, forever. An empty-handed offering is the whole prayer.
What would it feel like to give your whole heart to something good?
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