Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The world is like a deep, dark, frightening well, where it is hard to see the way.
Nanak says: please carry me across, to the other side.
Even from the darkest place, a hand reaches down to lift us out.
AnDh koop mahaa bha-i-aan: a very frightening, deep, dark koop, a well or pit. The world can feel like that sometimes, a place where it is hard to see the way.
Naanak paar utaar: carry Nanak across to the far shore. The prayer does not end in fear. It ends in trust.
Think of someone helping you out of a deep pool. They reach down, take your hand and pull you up into the sunlight. That is the picture here: being lifted, hand in hand, into the light.
Who reaches for you when you feel stuck in a dark place?
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