Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even in the deep, unknowing dark before I was born, I was not alone.
Breath by breath I remembered You there, and You kept me safe.
Even before we were born, in the deep dark, the One was keeping us safe.
The verse speaks of the time in the mother's womb. It pictures a hot, dark, tight place, where a baby lies upside down. Saas saas samaalay so-ee: there, with every breath, one remembers the Master. Khasam chhadaa-ay la-i-aa: and the Master brings that one out safely.
The tender point is simple. We were never alone, not even before our first day. Think of a seed under the soil in winter. It is dark down there, but the seed is not forgotten. The sun and rain are already on their way.
Breath by breath, we were held.
When have you felt held even in the dark?
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