Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The saints, the friends and the Sikhs, the Guru's learners, are lifted up and at ease.
The Perfect Guru leads them to meet the One.
The painful noose of being born and dying, again and again, is snapped.
Nanak says: the Guru covers their faults.
The Guru gently covers your faults, the way a parent pulls a blanket over a sleeping child.
sant saajan sikh bha-ay suhaylay — the saints, friends, and Sikhs (learners) are lifted up and at ease. gur poorai parabh si-o lai maylay — the Perfect Guru brings them to meet the One.
janam maran dukh faahaa kaati-aa — the painful trap of being born and dying, again and again, is cut. The long fear of endings lets go.
kaho naanak gur parh-daa dhaaki-aa — says Nanak, the Guru covers their faults. Grace here protects instead of exposing. Think of a parent gently pulling a blanket over a sleeping child.
How does it feel to imagine your mistakes being gently covered rather than put on display?
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