Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The lonely heart feels stuck deep in a well, all alone.
It has no companion and no friend.
Then, in kindness, the One brought me into good company.
And when I looked again, I saw: Allah is my Friend.
This verse moves from feeling all alone to finding out you had a Friend the whole time.
Vidhan khoohee mundh ikaylee: the lonely heart feels stuck in a khoohee, a deep well. Naa ko saathee naa ko baylee: no companion, no friend. Everyone feels this way sometimes, like the first day at a new school when you don't know a single face.
Then comes the turn. Kar kirpaa prabh saadhsang maylee: in kindness, the One brought me into saadhsang, the company of good and loving people.
Jaa fir daykhaa taa mayraa alhu baylee: and when I looked again, Allah was my baylee, my Friend. Shaykh Farid was a Muslim Sufi saint, and he calls the One by the name he loved. The Guru Granth Sahib keeps his words with full respect. The One has many names, and every one of them points to the same Friend.
When you have felt alone, what reminded you that you were cared for after all?
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