Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My Master has carried countless beings home.
I am small, and I do not understand much, and I have done nothing to earn it - yet here I am at Your door, asking for shelter.
My Master has carried countless people across, and now I am at the door too.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line. It is the center of the shabad. Mayray thaakur kaytay agnat udhaaray — my Master has saved agnat, more than anyone can count.
Then comes an honest line: mohi deen alap mat nirgun. I am small, I understand little, and I have no good qualities to show. Pari-o saran du-aaray — still, I have come to Your door for shelter.
Think of a lost child at the front desk of a store. The child does not have to earn help. Being there and asking is enough.
What is something you would like help with, even if you cannot do it alone?
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