Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Be kind and gentle with me, O Maker.
Fill me with devotion and quiet remembrance, O One who shaped us.
Nanak says: the Guru has cleared away my confusion —
Allah, as Muslims call the One, and Paarbrahm, as Hindus call the One, are one and the same.
Eko alhu paarbarahm: Allah and Paarbrahm are one and the same. The doubt the Guru clears away (gur kho-ay bharam) is the idea that these are different Gods.
Everything before this line has lovingly braided the sacred names of Muslim and Hindu devotion, and here the braid is tied: one Creator, many ways of calling. The verse also asks for two gifts, kindness and bhagat bandagee, a heart that loves to remember.
How does it change things to imagine that everyone is reaching for the same One?
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