Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru is the great Giver, so I ask the Guru for just one gift: unite me with the One I was parted from so long.
This is the big hope of my heart and body. Nanak says: Guru, if it pleases You, please hear my prayer.
The Guru is the great Giver, and the seeker asks for one gift above all.
Gur daataa daataar means the Teacher is the Giver of gifts. The gift the seeker asks for is to be brought back to the One. Chiree vichhunnaa means parted for a long, long time. This hope fills the heart and the body.
Think of a child at the airport, waiting for a parent who has been away for months. Every minute they look at the gate. The verse closes with Nanak's ardaas, a humble prayer: if it pleases You, please listen.
If you could ask for one good thing, what would it be?
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