ਜਨ ਕਉ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਮਧਸੂਦਨ ਹਰਿ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਇਆ ॥
jan ka-o kirpaa karahu maDhsoodan har dayvhu naam japaa-i-aa.
Please be Kind to Your humble servant, Lord; please bless me with the meditation of Your Name.
ਮੈ ਮੂਰਖ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਟੇਕ ਹੈ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੧॥
mai moorakh anDhulay naam tayk hai jan naanak gurmukh paa-i-aa. ||4||1||
I am a blind fool; Your Name is my only Support. Servant Nanak, as Gurmukh, has found it. ||4||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O One, be kind to Your servant; bless me so I may meditate on Your Naam.
I am foolish and cannot see my way; Your Naam is my only support. Nanak says: following the Guru, I, Your servant, have found it.
When you feel unsure of the way, one steady thing to hold is enough.
When you cannot see your way, the Naam is the one support that holds you up.
Mai moorakh andhulay means "I am foolish and blind." It is a humble way of speaking about oneself, the way a beginner says "I know so little." Naam tayk: the Naam is the one prop that holds a person up. Gurmukh paa-i-aa: it is found by turning toward the Guru, and it comes as a gift.
A Question to Sit With
What is the one steady thing you reach for when you feel lost?
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