Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Who else would I ask? Who else would I turn to, when everything and everyone was made by the One?
Even the greatest and grandest people all return, in time, to the dust — nothing here lasts forever.
So I lean on the Fearless, Formless Oneness, the one who melts away fear and pours out every comfort and treasure.
This shabad opens a new set and carries its own Ik Onkar header. Guru Arjan asks the oldest question — where do I place my trust? — and answers it by clearing away every smaller answer. Rulers, celebrities, the 'greatest of the great' all pass. What remains is nirbha-o nirankaar, the fearless formless One (an echo of the Mool Mantar), described as bhav-khandan, the breaker of fear. The 'nine treasures' is an old image for total abundance: you do not need to beg from anyone when the Source itself is generous.
When something worries you, who or what do you usually turn to first?
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