ਅੰਧ ਕੂਪ ਤੇ ਸੇਈ ਕਾਢੇ ॥
anDh koop tay say-ee kaadhay.
He lifts us up and pulls us out of the deep dark pit;
ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਟੂਟੇ ਗਾਂਢੇ ॥
janam janam kay tootay gaaNdhay.
He unites with Himself, those who were separated for so many incarnations.
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਖੇ ਕਰਿ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਧਿਆਵਣਾ ॥੧੪॥
kirpaa Dhaar rakhay kar apunay mil saaDhoo gobind Dhi-aavanaa. ||14||
Showering them with His Mercy, He protects them with His own hands. Meeting with the Holy Saints, they meditate on the Lord of the Universe. ||14||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One reaches into the deep, dark places and lifts people out.
It rejoins what has felt broken and scattered for the longest time.
Pouring out kindness, it keeps its own safe as its very own, and meeting the holy people, they remember the One.
What feels broken and scattered can still be gathered and made whole.
'AnDh koop tay kaadhay' (lifted from the dark well) and 'tootay gaandhay' (the broken re-joined) are pure rescue and repair: what was separated for lifetime after lifetime is joined again, and the rescued ones meet the holy people and remember the Lord of the world.
A Question to Sit With
What is something once broken in your life that later mended?
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