Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I give my whole self, gladly, to the feet of the One who holds the universe.
I cannot swim across the wide, rough sea of the world. Saying the Naam, I am carried safely to the other side.
Life can feel like a huge sea, and the Name carries us across.
Balihaaree means I am devoted, a glad sacrifice, to the feet of the One. This is the "pause" line, the rahaa-o, the center of the shabad.
Bhavjal means the ocean of the world. Sometimes life can feel too big to cross alone. Then comes the hope: jap har har paar utaaree, holding the Name carries the singer across. Think of a ferry on a wide river. You don't have to swim. You just get on board, and you are carried safely to the other side.
What has carried you through something that felt too big to face alone?
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