ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਸੁਣੀਜੈ ॥
kar kirpaa ardaas suneejai.
Please take pity on me, and hear my prayer,
ਅਪਣੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥
apnay sayvak ka-o darsan deejai.
that Your servant may behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਾਪੀ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪੁ ॥
naanak jaapee jap jaap.
Nanak chants the Chant of the Lord,
ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਪਰਤਾਪੁ ॥੪॥੩੨॥੪੩॥
sabh tay ooch jaa kaa partaap. ||4||32||43||
whose glory and radiance are the highest of all. ||4||32||43||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Be kind to me, and hear my prayer:
let Your servant see You.
Nanak says: I repeat the Name of the One
whose glory and light are the highest of all.
The deepest prayer is simply to be near and to see.
Kar kirpaa ardaas suneejai — the prayer (ardaas) to be heard. Darsan deejai: give the darshan, the seeing/presence — the longing of the whole shabad. Sabh tay ooch jaa kaa partaap: the One whose radiance is highest of all, praised at the close.
A Question to Sit With
Who is someone you long to be near just to be in their presence?
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