A three-verse shabad on inner steadiness. P0 announces the discovery of an unshakable inner home; the rahaao (P1) names how it was found — attention held on the teaching and the One. P2 releases the old fear of death through song, and P3 closes with the tender image of being fastened to the hem of the robe, kept safely near, the song rising by itself.
Key Vocabulary
nihchal ghar — the unshakable inner home.
nahee dolaa-i-aa — no more wavering.
asthir keenHay — made steady, stable.
jam kee faasee — the noose of death (here: the fear that shadows life).
larh laa-ay — fastened to the hem of the robe.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Steadiness (asthir, nihchal) is a favorite Guru Arjan theme — the aligned mind as a house that storms cannot topple. It rhymes with sahaj, the natural, unshaken ease of the settled soul.
Translation Notes
P2's jam kee faasee (the noose of death) is rendered so the release, not the dread, carries the line — in keeping with the project's wellbeing rules for young readers.
For Raag Soohee
Soohee's warmth suits this shabad's domestic images — a home, a held hem, a child's grip on a sleeve — all pictures of safe belonging.
"I have found the home that does not move."
The Arc
A three-verse shabad on inner steadiness. P0 announces the discovery of an unshakable inner home; the rahaao (P1) names how it was found — attention held on the teaching and the One. P2 releases the old fear of death through song, and P3 closes with the tender image of being fastened to the hem of the robe, kept safely near, the song rising by itself.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Steadiness (asthir, nihchal) is a favorite Guru Arjan theme — the aligned mind as a house that storms cannot topple. It rhymes with sahaj, the natural, unshaken ease of the settled soul.
Translation Notes
P2's jam kee faasee (the noose of death) is rendered so the release, not the dread, carries the line — in keeping with the project's wellbeing rules for young readers.
For Raag Soohee
Soohee's warmth suits this shabad's domestic images — a home, a held hem, a child's grip on a sleeve — all pictures of safe belonging.