So Enjoy Peace, My Friends

ਅਪਨੇ ਗੁਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੁ ॥

apnay gur oopar kurbaan.

I am a sacrifice to my Guru.

ਭਏ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਾਤੇ ਜੀਅ ਹੋਏ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਨ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bha-ay kirpaal pooran parabh daatay jee-a ho-ay miharvaan. rahaa-o.

God, the Great Giver, the Perfect One, has become merciful to me, and now, all are kind to me. ||Pause||

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਨ ਸਰਨਾਈ ॥

naanak jan sarnaa-ee.

Servant Nanak has entered His Sanctuary.

ਜਿਨਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਪੈਜ ਰਖਾਈ ॥

jin pooran paij rakhaa-ee.

He has perfectly preserved his honor.

ਸਗਲੇ ਦੂਖ ਮਿਟਾਈ ॥

saglay dookh mitaa-ee.

All suffering has been dispelled.

ਸੁਖੁ ਭੁੰਚਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥੨॥੨੮॥੯੨॥

sukh bhunchahu mayray bhaa-ee. ||2||28||92||

So enjoy peace, O my Siblings of Destiny! ||2||28||92||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I give my whole heart in thanks to the teaching, for the Giver has been so kind that gentleness seems to meet me everywhere now.

I came to Your shelter, and You kept my honor whole.

Every trouble has eased — so rest now, my friends, and enjoy the peace.

When the trouble eases, let yourself rest in the peace.

The deeper layer

This one is a warm invitation to rest.

This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Apnay gur oopar kurbaan: I give myself to my Guru in thanks. The Giver has become kind, and now everyone around seems kind too.

The Guru came to the One's shelter. Pooran paij rakhaa-ee: his honor was kept whole. Saglay dookh mitaa-ee: every sorrow was cleared away.

Then he turns to everyone: sukh bhunchahu mayray bhaa-ee. Enjoy peace, my brothers and sisters. It's like coming home after a long trip and saying, "Kick off your shoes. We're safe now."

A Question to Sit With

What would help you truly rest once a worry has passed?

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