Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru gladly welcomed the flow of the One's will, and so the Guru went easily into the One's presence.
The True Guru prays to the One: "Please keep my honor. This is my prayer."
Keep the honor of Your humble servant, O One, and give him Your pure Name.
At the very last, when it is time to set out, the Name is the friend who walks beside you, and it takes away the power of death and its messenger.
The One heard the True Guru's prayer and gave what he asked.
Pouring out kindness, the One brought the True Guru close and said, "Blessed, blessed, well done!"
When we trust the One completely, even the biggest goodbye can feel like going home.
Har bhaanaa gur bhaa-i-aa means the Guru found the One's Will pleasing. The Will is Hukam, the way all of life flows. The Guru was so at ease with it that leaving was welcomed, not fought.
Then comes a prayer to keep his honor and give him the pure Name. The verse calls the Name a baylee, a friend who walks beside you, at the last setting-out. The verse also says the Name takes away the power of death and its messenger. Its heart is comfort. The Name is what stays with a soul and steadies it at the end.
Think of a child walking into a big new school. It helps so much to hold a friend's hand. The Name is that hand.
At the end, the One answers: dhan dhan ... saabaas. That means "blessed, blessed, well done!"
Who or what would you most want beside you at an important threshold?
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