There is one resting place for the heart that never lets you down — and the Source of love can be parent, friend, and family all at once.
The Arc
Opening a new ghar (rhythmic house), this shabad names the Name as the one true rest. P0 sets the theme: no other resting place, all affairs resolved. The rahau (P1) calls for steady remembrance and falling in love with the One. P2 gives sanctuary where pain runs off and the oldest fears lose their grip. P3 asks the spinning doubts to settle. P4 closes with the One as mother, father, friend, and sibling all at once.
Key Vocabulary
Avar na doojaa thaa-o — no other resting place. Sarab siDh kali-aan — all attainment and well-being. Lagai aykai preet — falling in love with the One. Saran paalan jog — cherished in sanctuary. Maat pitaa meet bhaa-ee — mother, father, friend, sibling — the divine as complete family.
Themes and Cross-Connections
P1 frames the fading of desire, anger, and ego positively: love replaces them, never mere suppression. P4's "God as complete family" is a favorite Guru Arjan image — tender and non-gendered in its fullness — that the project foregrounds. The whole shabad answers anxiety and loneliness with belonging.
For Raag Prabhaatee
The ghar-2 label marks a shift of rhythm within the raag. P2's "jam na taytai" (the Messenger of Death cannot reach) is softened, per the project's wellbeing care, to the old fear of endings losing its grip — the reassurance kept, the terror-image dropped.
Translation Notes
P2's Messenger-of-Death line is rendered as the fear of endings losing its grip; the frightening figure is not named for children, but the promise of safety it carries is preserved.
There is one resting place for the heart that never lets you down — and the Source of love can be parent, friend, and family all at once.
The Arc
Opening a new ghar (rhythmic house), this shabad names the Name as the one true rest. P0 sets the theme: no other resting place, all affairs resolved. The rahau (P1) calls for steady remembrance and falling in love with the One. P2 gives sanctuary where pain runs off and the oldest fears lose their grip. P3 asks the spinning doubts to settle. P4 closes with the One as mother, father, friend, and sibling all at once.
Key Vocabulary
Avar na doojaa thaa-o — no other resting place. Sarab siDh kali-aan — all attainment and well-being. Lagai aykai preet — falling in love with the One. Saran paalan jog — cherished in sanctuary. Maat pitaa meet bhaa-ee — mother, father, friend, sibling — the divine as complete family.
Themes and Cross-Connections
P1 frames the fading of desire, anger, and ego positively: love replaces them, never mere suppression. P4's "God as complete family" is a favorite Guru Arjan image — tender and non-gendered in its fullness — that the project foregrounds. The whole shabad answers anxiety and loneliness with belonging.
For Raag Prabhaatee
The ghar-2 label marks a shift of rhythm within the raag. P2's "jam na taytai" (the Messenger of Death cannot reach) is softened, per the project's wellbeing care, to the old fear of endings losing its grip — the reassurance kept, the terror-image dropped.
Translation Notes
P2's Messenger-of-Death line is rendered as the fear of endings losing its grip; the frightening figure is not named for children, but the promise of safety it carries is preserved.