Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A life counts as life only when it sees the One.
Be kind to me, dear Beloved who wins every heart, and rub out the line of my doubts.
Life counts as life when you see the One.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Jeevan ta-o ganee-ai har paykhaa — life counts as life only when the One is seen. Just breathing isn't yet really living. Think of walking to school staring at your phone, then looking up and seeing a beautiful sunrise. Suddenly you are awake.
Manmohan means the One who wins every heart. The prayer asks Him to for bharam kee raykhaa: rub out the line of doubt, like erasing a smudge. Doubt is what stands between a person and clear, wide-awake seeing.
What makes you feel most awake and alive?
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