Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 40
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Come Home — I Am Still Yours

ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਦੁਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ ੪
saarag mehlaa 5 dupday ghar 4
Saarang, Fifth Mehl, Du-Padas, Fourth House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਮੋਹਨ ਘਰਿ ਆਵਹੁ ਕਰਉ ਜੋਦਰੀਆ ॥
mohan ghar aavhu kara-o jodree-aa.
O my Fascinating Lord, I pray to You: come into my house.
ਮਾਨੁ ਕਰਉ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੈ ਬੋਲਉ ਭੂਲ ਚੂਕ ਤੇਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਚਿਰੀਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
maan kara-o abhimaanai bola-o bhool chook tayree pari-a chiree-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I act in pride, and speak in pride. I am mistaken and wrong, but I am still Your hand-maiden, O my Beloved. ||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.

Beautiful One, please come into my home. I am asking with folded hands.

I act with pride and speak with pride. I make mistakes and get things wrong, but I am still Yours, my Beloved.

Even when you get it wrong, you still belong to the One.
The deeper layer

Mohan is the enchanting, heart-stealing One, asked with a whole-hearted plea (jodree-aa) to come home. Maan and abhimaan, pride, and bhool chook, getting things wrong, are admitted openly — yet the tender close is belonging: teree pari-a, I am still Yours. Mistakes do not break the bond.

A Question to Sit With

Does it help to know that a mistake doesn’t change who loves you?

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