Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have fallen out with these troublemakers.
We cannot both live together in one home.
Holding on to the hem of the Guru's robe, I have come to the One.
Please be fair with me, all-knowing One.
When troublemakers and peace cannot share one home, hold the Guru's robe and bring the case to the One.
Now the story moves to a courtroom.
In logan si-o ham bha-ay bairaa-ee means "I have fallen out with these people." "These people" are the bad habits from the earlier verses. Ayk garih meh du-ay na khataaN-ee means we cannot both live in one home. There is no room for them and for peace together.
So Guru Arjan does what a child does. Aa-ay parabh peh anchar laag means he holds the hem of the robe, the anchar, and comes to the One. It is like a small child holding a parent's sleeve in a crowd. It shows trust.
Then he asks, karahu tapaavas parabh sarbaag: please judge fairly, all-knowing One. The One is a fair judge who sees everything.
What would you like to bring honestly to someone wise and fair?
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