Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the True Guru joins me to the One, I stay joined, and I keep the True One held in my heart.
Once joined, I am not torn away again; I stay in the Guru's love and care.
When the Guru joins you to the One, that bond does not come undone.
In this shabad, the soul is pictured as a bride, and the One as her beloved. Satgur maylay taa mil rahaa — when the True Guru joins her to the One, she stays joined. Saach rakhaa ur Dhaar — she keeps the True One held in her heart.
Mili-aa ho-ay na veechhurhai — once joined, she is not torn away again. She is held gur kai hayt pi-aar, in the Guru's love and care. Think of a knot tied by someone who knows knots well. Tug all you want. It holds.
What's a bond in your life that feels like it will always hold?
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