Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Something written long before brought me to the One. It is deeper than I can see.
The Guru, glad and kind, joined me to the One I longed for, my friends.
Finding the One felt like something written long, long ago.
Dhur mastak laykh likhay har paa-ee — by what was written on my forehead from the start, I found the One. Laykh means writing. It is an old way of saying: this was meant to be.
This is not about being stuck with fate. It is about belonging. Think of meeting a new friend and feeling you've known them forever. The verse ends: gur naanak tuthaa maylai — the Guru, glad and kind, joined me to the One. Tuthaa means pleased. The meeting comes as a gift of grace, older than we can remember.
Has anything ever felt like it was meant for you all along?
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