Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The beads are strung on one thread.
Many different knots tie them and keep each bead apart.
The mala turns as people pray on it in many loving ways.
Pull out the thread, and the beads all come together in one place.
We look separate, but one thread joins us all.
Aikai soot paro-ay manee-ay means the beads are all strung on one thread. Each bead seems separate. Each one is tied off with its own little knot. And people turn the beads of the mala, a string of prayer beads, in many loving ways.
But one thread runs through them all. Pull the thread out, and the beads all gather into one place.
This is a picture of Ik Onkar, the One who is in everything. Think of the people in your class, your street, and the whole world. Everyone looks different and separate. But one life runs through all of them, like the one thread through every bead.
What's a "thread" that quietly connects you to other people?
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