ਤੂ ਏਕੋ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਹੋਰਿ ॥
too ayko saahib avar na hor.
You are the One and only Lord and Master; there is no other.
ਬਿਨਉ ਕਰੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਰ ਜੋਰਿ ॥੪॥੭॥
bin-o karai naanak kar jor. ||4||7||
Nanak offers this prayer with his palms pressed together. ||4||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are the one and only — there is no other to finally lean on.
And so I offer my little prayer with my hands gently pressed together.
Sometimes the truest thing you can do is simply, humbly ask — hands together, heart open.
The shabad closes: "You are the One and only Lord; there is no other. Nanak offers this prayer with palms pressed together." The gesture of joined palms is humble, trusting request — the whole shabad ends in that posture of a small one asking a great, kind One. For a child: sometimes the truest thing you can do is simply, humbly ask — hands together, heart open.
A Question to Sit With
What would you ask for, if you brought your hands together and asked with your whole heart?
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