ਸਰਨਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਆਇਓ ਕਰਤੇ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪੂਰਨ ਅਬਿਨਾਸ ॥
saran tumaaree aa-i-o kartay paarbarahm pooran abinaas.
I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Creator, O Perfect Supreme Eternal Lord God.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਚਰਨ ਧਿਆਵਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਦਰਸ ਪਿਆਸ ॥੨॥੫॥੧੯॥
kar kirpaa tayray charan Dhi-aava-o naanak man tan daras pi-aas. ||2||5||19||
Please be kind to me, that I may meditate on Your Lotus Feet. O Nanak, my mind and body thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||2||5||19||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have come to Your shelter, Maker of everything, whole and never-ending.
Be kind to me, so I can keep Your feet in my mind. Nanak says, my whole self, mind and body, is thirsty for one glimpse of You.
A thirsty heart is already turned toward the One.
Saran is sanctuary, the shelter of the One who is paarbrahm pooran abinaas — whole, perfect, never-ending. Daras pi-aas is the thirst for a glimpse of the Beloved, the same yearning the Saarang bird feels for the raindrop. The asking is again grace: kar kirpaa, be kind.
A Question to Sit With
When you long to see someone, what does that longing feel like in your body?
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