Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Forever and always, I'm Your child; You're my One, my whole world.
I'm just Your kid — You're my mother and my father. Put Your Name in my mouth like milk.
The most tender image in the shabad: the soul as an infant, the One as both mother and father, and the Name as milk in the mouth. It's a picture of total dependence without any anxiety — a nursing baby doesn't worry about where the next meal comes from. Guru Arjan deliberately makes the One parental in both ways at once, refusing to pin the divine to a single role. For children this lands directly: you are held, fed, and safe, and the deepest nourishment is as natural and freely given as a mother's milk.
What does it feel like to be completely taken care of, the way a baby is? Can that feeling stay with you?
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