Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whatever pleases God's Will comes to pass. Nothing else can be done.
Servant Nanak lives by chanting the Naam. O Lord, please give it to me — in your natural way.
This one says: trust the One's way, and ask for the one gift that matters.
Jo parabh bhaavai so thee-ai: "whatever pleases God comes to pass." This is Hukam, the One's will, the way things are meant to go. The shabad comes to rest there.
Then comes the simplest prayer: give me the Name. Sahj subhaa-ay means "in Your natural way," easily, without forcing. The Name is not something you can grab by force. It comes when your heart is ready, the way a flower opens when the sun is warm.
The shabad ends with jan naanak, "servant Nanak." Guru Amar Das signs his words with Nanak's name, as all the Gurus did. It shows that the same light passed from one Guru to the next, like a lamp lighting the next lamp.
What is the most honest, simple thing you could ask for right now — not what you think you should want, but what you actually need?
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