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Verse 4 of 4

You Are My Sheltering Mountain

ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਵੰਞਾ ਘੋਲੀ ਵੰਞਾ ਤੂ ਪਰਬਤੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਓਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
ha-o vaaree vanjaa gholee vanjaa too parbat mayraa olHaa raam.
I am a sacrifice, devoted and dedicated to You; You are my sheltering mountain, Lord.
ਹਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ਲਖ ਲਖ ਲਖ ਬਰੀਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਪਰਦਾ ਖੋਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
ha-o bal jaa-ee lakh lakh lakh baree-aa jin bharam pardaa kholHaa raam.
I am a sacrifice, thousands, hundreds of thousands of times, to the Lord. He has torn away the veil of doubt;
ਮਿਟੇ ਅੰਧਾਰੇ ਤਜੇ ਬਿਕਾਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਾ ॥
mitay anDhaaray tajay bikaaray thaakur si-o man maanaa.
darkness has been eliminated, and I have renounced corruption and sin. My mind is reconciled with my Lord and Master.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀ ਭਾਣੀ ਭਈ ਨਿਕਾਣੀ ਸਫਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ॥
parabh jee bhaanee bha-ee nikaanee safal janam parvaanaa.
I have become pleasing to my Dear God, and I have become carefree. My life is fulfilled and approved.
ਭਈ ਅਮੋਲੀ ਭਾਰਾ ਤੋਲੀ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਦਰੁ ਖੋਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ॥
bha-ee amolee bhaaraa tolee mukat jugat dar kholHaa.
I have become invaluable, of tremendous weight and value. The Door, and the Path of liberation are open to me now.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਹੋਈ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਓਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ॥੪॥੧॥੪॥
kaho naanak ha-o nirbha-o ho-ee so parabh mayraa olHaa. ||4||1||4||
Says Nanak, I am fearless; God has become my Shelter and Shield. ||4||1||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I would give anything for You — You are my sheltering mountain, the great rock I stand behind.

Countless thanks to the One who tore away the curtain of doubt: the darkness cleared, and my heart came to rest with its Master.

Now I am carefree and glad, my life whole and welcomed; the door to freedom stands open — and I am fearless, because the One is my shelter and shield.

With the One as your shelter, you can be genuinely fearless.
The deeper layer

parbat mayraa olhaa — the One as a sheltering mountain, a rock to stand behind: solid protection. bha-ee nikaanee, becoming carefree, free of anxious dependence. ha-o nirbha-o ho-ee, I am fearless: echoing the Mool Mantar's nirbhau — fearlessness as the fruit of shelter in the One. mukat, freedom, its door now open.

A Question to Sit With

What is your sheltering mountain — the thing that makes you feel safe enough to be brave?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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