Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Hold on to the Naam, and pain runs away.
In the One's shelter, you are cherished and cared for.
Whoever has this meeting written from the very start meets the True Guru,
and death cannot grab them.
Holding on to the Naam chases pain away, and in the One's shelter you are safe.
Naam laagai dookh bhaagai means hold on to the Naam, and dookh, pain, runs off. Saran paalan jog means in the One's shelter, you are cared for and kept whole, the way a parent feeds and protects a child.
Satgur bhaytai means whoever meets the true Guru. Jam na taytai means jam, the messenger of death from old stories, cannot grab them. In plain words, even the oldest fear, the fear of endings, loses its grip.
Jis Dhur hovai sanjog means for whom this meeting was written from the start. It is a way of saying the meeting comes as a gift, by grace. Think of bumping into your best friend on the first day of school. It feels like it was meant to be.
What is a fear that feels smaller when you are somewhere safe and cared for?
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