Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O One, be kind to me, so that I hold You in my heart forever and ever.
Say the Naam, O my soul. Saying the Naam, you are set free.
Ask the One for one thing: to always keep the One in your heart.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. It is a prayer. Har har kirpaa karay banvaalee — "O One, be kind to me." Banvaalee is a loving name for the One. It means the one who wears a garland of forest flowers.
Har hirdai sadaa sadaa samaalee — so that I can hold You in my heart, forever and ever.
Then the speaker turns to their own soul. "Say the Name, my dear soul. Saying it, you will be set free." Think of holding a friend's hand in a big crowd. As long as you hold on, you will not get lost. Keeping the Name close is like that.
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