ਭੂਲੇ ਚੂਕੇ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥
bhoolay chookay maarag paavahi.
He puts back on the Path those who have wandered and strayed.
ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਇ ਤੂਹੈ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ॥
aap bhulaa-ay toohai samjhaavahi.
You Yourself make them stray, and You teach them again.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੀਸੈ ਨਾਵਹੁ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੮॥
bin naavai mai avar na deesai naavhu gat mit paa-ee hay. ||8||
I cannot see anything except the Name. Through the Name comes salvation and merit. ||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I lose my way, You are the One who sets me gently back on the path.
Somehow even my wandering is part of the teaching, and You always call me home again.
I cannot see anything as precious as Your Name, for it is where every good thing comes from.
Even my wandering can be part of the way home.
Straying and being brought back are one loving movement, with no shame for the wanderer. The Naam is the source of all worth (gat mit).
A Question to Sit With
When you have lost your way about something, what helped you find it again?
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