Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
For so many lifetimes I have felt far away. That distance has ached in me like a long homesickness.
So I reach out the simplest way I know: take my hand, hold it, walk me home, my Beloved King.
Guru Nanak is saying: I have missed You for so long. Please take my hand.
Anik janam bichhurat dukh paa-i-aa means "apart from You for many lifetimes, I have felt pain." The pain here is longing, like being homesick.
Kar geh layho preetam parabh raa-i-aa means "take my hand, my Beloved, my King." Think of a little kid lost in a crowded mall who finally spots a parent and reaches up. Grace can be as simple as a hand reaching for yours. The longing is real, and the answer is a hand held out and taken.
Who do you reach for when you feel far from home?
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