Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When you keep counting and calculating, doubt and pain fill the heart.
Step into the Guru's shelter, and peace comes.
I did wrong and made mistakes, and now I have come to Your shelter. The Guru led me to meet the One, as my past deeds had prepared.
Endless counting fills the heart with worry, and the Guru's shelter brings peace.
Ganat ganee-ai sahsaa dukh jee-ai means "counting and calculating, doubt and pain fill the heart." Think of checking your points in a game over and over. The more you count, the more anxious you get.
Gur kee saran pavai sukh thee-ai means "entering the Guru's shelter, peace comes." Saran is a safe shelter.
Kar apraadh saran ham aa-i-aa means "I made mistakes, and I came to Your shelter." The door is open to people who are not perfect. Owning your mistakes is honest, and you are welcomed, not turned away. Purab kamaa-i-aa means "what was earned before": the Guru led the speaker to the One, as earlier deeds had prepared the way.
When you've messed up, is it easier to hide it or to bring it into the open? What does the open way make possible?
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