Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are my closest friend and my family. I am proud to be Yours.
When You live inside me, I am at peace. On my own I might feel like a nobody — but You are what makes me somebody. My worth is You.
Guru Arjan is saying: You are my friend and my family, and You are what gives me worth.
Sajan toohai sain too means "You are my friend, You are my family." Sajan is a dear friend, and sain is family. Jaa too andar taa sukhay means "when You are inside me, I am at peace."
Toon nimaanee maanee-aa means "I have no honor, and You are my honor." Maan is honor or worth. Think of a kid who feels small until a grandparent says, "That's my grandchild!" with a big smile. Worth isn't something we build by ourselves. It is a gift from the One who lives inside.
Where do you get your sense of being worth something?
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