Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 24
Verse 1 of 5

Now I Have Something To Lean On

ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
saarag mehlaa 5.
Saarang, Fifth Mehl:
ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਰਾਮ ਭਰੋਸਉ ਪਾਏ ॥
ab mohi raam bharosa-o paa-ay.
Now, I have obtained the Support of the Lord.
ਜੋ ਜੋ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰਿਓ ਕਰੁਣਾਨਿਧਿ ਤੇ ਤੇ ਭਵਹਿ ਤਰਾਏ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jo jo saran pari-o karunaaniDh tay tay bhaveh taraa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Those who seek the Sanctuary of the Ocean of Mercy are carried across the world-ocean. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Now I have found the One to lean on.

Whoever comes to the shelter of the Ocean of Mercy is carried across the world's ocean.

Trust is finding something steady enough to lean your whole weight on.
The deeper layer

Trust in the One is ground steady enough to hold your whole weight.

Ab mohi raam bharosa-o paa-ay — now I have found the One to lean on. Bharosa means trust, the kind you rest on. Ram is the One, close and dependable, the ground under everything.

Jo jo saran pari-o karunaanidh tay tay bhaveh taraa-ay — whoever comes to the shelter of karunaanidh, the Ocean of Mercy, is carried across the world's ocean. Think of learning to float. The more you fight the water, the more you sink. Lie back and trust it, and it holds you up.

A Question to Sit With

Who or what do you lean on when things feel hard?

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