Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Beloved, please bring me to the True Friend — the one who can show me the path I have been looking for.
Whoever points me toward that path, I would give anything for them; that is how grateful I am.
With that Friend I get to share what is good, and together turn our hearts toward the Name.
I serve my Beloved every single day, and in that service I have found peace.
And I give my whole self to the True Guru, who first opened my eyes to all of this.
Be grateful for the Friend who shows you the path, and walk it together.
A tender Pauri of longing and gratitude. Har sajan mayl — “unite me with the Friend” — pictures the Guru as the True Friend who shows the path (panth dasaa-ee). The repeated bal jaa-ee / balihaaree (“I am a sacrifice to”) is wholehearted gratitude, giving your whole self. Gun saajhee adds a shared note — goodness is done together with the friend, never hoarded. The Vaar sings of the Sangat, the fellowship of seekers, more and more in its later Paurees.
Who has pointed you toward something good and true? Have you ever thanked them for it?
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