Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
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.
My Friend, the One, speaks so gently — always kindly, never sharp.
I have tested Him again and again, and not once has He spoken a bitter word to me; He simply doesn't hold my mistakes against me.
It is His nature to lift up anyone who's fallen, and He never overlooks even the smallest bit of love you offer. He lives in every heart, closer than the closest thing — and I take shelter with Him always, my sweet Friend.
mith bolrhaa, kaday na bolai ka-uraa — the One sweet-spoken, who never speaks bitterly: an image of utterly gentle divine love. a-ugan ko na chitaaray, does not count your faults: grace that keeps no ledger. ik til nahee bhannai ghaalay, He does not waste even an iota of your effort — every small act of love is received. This tender shabad opens the closing chhant of Guru Arjan's Soohee.
Who in your life speaks to you so gently you never feel afraid to come back?
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