ਸਰਬ ਧਾਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਰਨ ਇਕ ਬਿਨਉ ਦੀਨਾ ॥
sarab Dhaaran partipaaran ik bin-o deenaa.
You support and cherish all; I am meek and humble - this is my only prayer.
ਤੁਮਰੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਤੁਮ ਜਲ ਹਮ ਮੀਨਾ ॥੨॥
tumree biDh tum hee jaanhu tum jal ham meenaa. ||2||
You alone know Your Way; You are the water, and I am the fish. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You hold and feed everything; I have just one small prayer.
You alone know how it all works — You are the water, and I am the little fish who cannot live a moment outside You.
You are the fish, and the One is the water you live in.
You are the water, and I am the fish.
Sarab dhaaran partipaaran — the One holds up and feeds everything. Ik bin-o deenaa — I am humble, and I have one prayer. Tumree bidh tum hee jaanhu — only You know Your own ways.
Tum jal ham meenaa — You are the water, I am the fish. A fish lives in water every moment. It breathes it, swims in it, and cannot last a moment outside it. The soul lives in the One the same way.
A Question to Sit With
What do you depend on so much you couldn't live without it?
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