ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਭੂਲ ਚੂਕ ਹਮ ਅਬ ਆਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਨਗੇ ॥
janam janam kay bhool chook ham ab aa-ay parabh sarangay.
Mistaken and confused for so many past lives, I have now come and entered the Sanctuary of God.
ਤੁਮ ਸਰਣਾਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਕ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਮ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਵਡ ਪਾਪਗੇ ॥੧॥
tum sarnaagat partipaalak su-aamee ham raakho vad paapgay. ||1||
O my Lord and Master, You are the Cherisher of those who come to Your Sanctuary. I am such a great sinner - please save me! ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I felt mixed-up and lost for a long time, and then I came to a safe shelter.
"You cherish everyone who comes to You," my heart says; "I've made mistakes — please keep me too."
After feeling mixed-up and lost, you can come to a safe shelter that cherishes everyone who comes.
The verse voices the honest arc: "mistaken and confused for so long, I have now entered the Sanctuary... You are the Cherisher of those who come to You." The self-description ("great sinner") is rendered as honest smallness; the comfort is the One's welcome of all who come. For a child: after feeling mixed-up and lost, you can come to a safe shelter that cherishes everyone who comes.
A Question to Sit With
What does it feel like to arrive somewhere safe after being lost?
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