ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raamkalee mehlaa 5.
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
ਬਿਰਥਾ ਭਰਵਾਸਾ ਲੋਕ ॥
birthaa bharvaasaa lok.
Reliance on mortal man is useless.
ਠਾਕੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਟੇਕ ॥
thaakur parabh tayree tayk.
O God, my Lord and Master, You are my only Support.
ਅਵਰ ਛੂਟੀ ਸਭ ਆਸ ॥
avar chhootee sabh aas.
I have discarded all other hopes.
ਅਚਿੰਤ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਗੁਣਤਾਸ ॥੧॥
achint thaakur bhaytay guntaas. ||1||
I have met with my carefree Lord and Master, the treasure of virtue. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Leaning only on other people will not hold you up.
You, my Master, are my only support.
I have let go of every other hope.
For I have met the carefree One, the treasure of all that is good.
People matter, but only the One is a foundation that never gives way.
Birthaa bharvaasaa lok — reliance on lok (people) alone is empty. Not a rejection of people, but a caution against making fragile things your foundation. Achint thaakur: the carefree (unworried) Master, guntaas, treasure of virtues, is the support that does hold.
A Question to Sit With
What is something steady you can lean on when people can't be there?
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