ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 5.
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਵੈਦੋ ਨ ਵਾਈ ਭੈਣੋ ਨ ਭਾਈ ਏਕੋ ਸਹਾਈ ਰਾਮੁ ਹੇ ॥੧॥
vaido na vaa-ee bhaino na bhaa-ee ayko sahaa-ee raam hay. ||1||
The One Lord alone is our help and support; neither physician nor friend, nor sister nor brother can be this. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Doctors, friends, sisters, brothers — all of them help us in their season, and we are grateful.
But there is one Help that never has to leave: the One, always with us.
The One is the help that never has to leave.
Many people help us in life. Vaido na vaa-ee bhaino na bhaa-ee names them: doctor, friend, sister, brother. Each helps in their own season, and we are thankful for them.
But ayko sahaa-ee raam: the One is the help that never has to leave. Think of the sun over a playground. Friends come and go, but the sun stays over all of it.
The verse has the hardest times in mind, even the end of life. It points to a steady, lasting Friend who is always there.
A Question to Sit With
Who or what is always there for you?
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