ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖਮੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਕਾ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਿਸ ਤੇ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਿਓ ॥
mahaa bikham agan kaa saagar tis tay paar utaari-o.
The ocean of fire is treacherous and difficult, but he is carried across.
ਪੇਖਿ ਪੇਖਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਗਸਾਨੋ ਪੁਨਹ ਪੁਨਹ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਿਓ ॥੨॥੩॥੪॥
paykh paykh naanak bigsaano punah punah balihaari-o. ||2||3||4||
Seeing, seeing Him, Nanak blossoms forth, over and over again, a sacrifice to Him. ||2||3||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even the roughest, most frightening waters can be crossed safely.
Seeing the good again and again, my heart blossoms, so grateful.
Even the roughest waters can be crossed with help — and seeing the good, your heart blossoms with gratitude.
The shabad closes: "the ocean of fire is treacherous and difficult, but he is carried across... seeing Him, Nanak blossoms forth." Even the hardest passage of life is crossed with help, and the response is blossoming gratitude. The colophon (||2||3||4||) closes. For a child: even the roughest waters can be crossed with help — and seeing the good, your heart blossoms with gratitude.
A Question to Sit With
When have you crossed something hard with help, and felt grateful after?
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