Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Lord, only You know Your own goodness. I have grown tired, and I come to Your shelter.
Keep me as You know best, my Master. Nanak says: I am Your servant, all Yours.
When you are tired of striving, there is peace in resting in the One's shelter.
This shabad closes a chhakaa, a set of six shabads. tumray gun tum hee parabh jaanhu — O Lord, only You know how good You are. ham paray haar tum sarnabhaa — I have grown tired of striving, and I come to Your shelter. It is the peace of putting down a heavy bag.
ji-o jaanhu ti-o raakho su-aamee — keep me however You know is best, my Master. jan naanak daas tumnabhaa — servant Nanak is Yours.
Think of a tired child who stops trying to carry everything and lets a parent take the load. That same deep trust runs through the whole raag.
What is something you could stop striving so hard for, and simply trust?
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