ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਸੁਆਮੀ ॥
kar kirpaa paarbarahm su-aamee.
Please be merciful, O Supreme Lord God, O Lord and Master,
ਸਗਲ ਘਟਾ ਕੇ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ॥
sagal ghataa kay antarjaamee.
Inner-knower, Searcher of Hearts.
ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
aath pahar apunee liv laa-ay.
Twenty-four hours a day, I am lovingly attuned to You.
ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੀ ਸਰਨਾਇ ॥੪॥੫॥
jan naanak parabh kee sarnaa-ay. ||4||5||
Servant Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of God. ||4||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Be kind to me, Supreme Lord and Master, You who know what is inside every heart.
All day and night, I stay tuned to You in love.
Nanak says: I, Your servant, have come to Your shelter.
You are already fully known on the inside — and still welcomed.
The One knows every heart from the inside, and you can rest in the One's shelter.
"Antarjaamee" (the inner-knower, searcher of hearts) carries intimacy: nothing about you is hidden or unloved. "Liv laa-ay" (attuned) returns. The shabad ends in "sarnaa-ay," the sanctuary, the resting place.
A Question to Sit With
How does it feel to imagine being completely known, and still completely accepted?
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