Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 156
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The One Who Stays

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰੰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥
raag saarang mehlaa 9.
Raag Saarang, Ninth Mehl:
ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਤੇਰੋ ਕੋ ਨ ਸਹਾਈ ॥
har bin tayro ko na sahaa-ee.
No one will be your help and support, except the Lord.
ਕਾਂ ਕੀ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਬਨਿਤਾ ਕੋ ਕਾਹੂ ਕੋ ਭਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kaaN kee maat pitaa sut banitaa ko kaahoo ko bhaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Who has any mother, father, child or spouse? Who is anyone's brother or sister? ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.

No one will be your help and support except the One.

Mother, father, child, husband or wife, brother or sister: each one walks their own road. Only the One goes with you all the way.

Love your people fully, and rest your whole self on the One.
The deeper layer

No human bond can be the ground your whole self rests on. Only the One is always there.

Har bin tayro ko na sahaaee — no one is your support except the One. Mother, father, child, and spouse stay precious. Love them fully, and rest your whole self on the One. These lines open Guru Tegh Bahadur's hymns in Raag Saarang.

A Question to Sit With

Who are the people you love — and what does it mean that even they cannot carry everything for you?

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