Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: I am a small child, and I do not know anything at all.
Keep me safe, dear One. You are my Mother and my Father.
You do not have to know everything to be kept safe; the One is mother and father to you.
Naanak baarik kachhoo na jaanai means Nanak, the child, knows nothing at all. Guru Arjan, signing as Nanak, speaks like a small child. This is not putting himself down. It is the open trust of a little child, who does not need to know everything to feel safe.
Raakhan ka-o parabh maa-ee baap means O One, You are my mother and father, here to protect me. The One is both parents at once, tender and complete. Think of a toddler falling asleep in the car. They do not know the road home, but they rest, because they trust who is driving.
What is something you do not understand yet that you can be at peace not knowing for now?
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