ਜਾਚਕੁ ਜਾਚੈ ਤੁਮਹਿ ਅਰਾਧੈ ॥
jaachak jaachai tumeh araaDhai.
The beggar begs, and worships You in adoration.
ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਨ ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਧੈ ॥
patit paavan pooran parabh saaDhai.
You are the Purifier of the sinners, O Perfectly Holy Lord God.
ਏਕੋ ਦਾਨੁ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧਿ ਆਨ ਮੰਗਨ ਨਿਹਕਿੰਚਨਾ ॥੧੪॥
ayko daan sarab sukh gun niDh aan mangan nihkinchnaa. ||14||
Please bless me with this one gift, O treasure of all bliss and virtue; I do not ask for anything else. ||14||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Here I am, asking, and loving You while I ask.
You are the One who makes the fallen whole again, complete and kind.
So give me just this one gift, You who hold every joy and every good thing: I am not asking for anything else.
Ask the One for one gift, and nothing else.
'Patit paavan', the One who makes the fallen pure, is the One who makes the fallen whole. Every wish narrows down to one gift, and 'nihkinchnaa', nothing else is asked.
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