ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥
gurmukh saaDhoo saran tumaaree.
The Holy Gurmukh seeks Your Sanctuary.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰੀ ॥
kar kirpaa parabh paar utaaree.
God grants His Grace, and carries him across to the other side.
ਅਗਨਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਅਤਿ ਗਹਰਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੨॥
agan paanee saagar at gahraa gur satgur paar utaaraa hay. ||2||
The ocean is very deep, filled with fiery water; the Guru, the True Guru, carries us across to the other side. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The holy one who turns toward the Guru seeks Your shelter.
Grace answers, and carries that heart safely across.
The world can feel like a vast, churning ocean, hot as fire and hard to cross alone — and the True Guru is a sturdy boat that brings us over to the far shore.
The wide ocean is crossed by stepping into the boat.
Agan paanee saagar at gahraa — the ocean is very deep, its water hot as fire. The True Guru is the boat, and grace (kirpaa) does the carrying, given as a gift.
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