Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One Lord is the Giver of all. He gently corrects those who make mistakes.
He Himself has let some wander, caught up in "two" instead of One.
Through the Guru's teachings, the Lord is found, and one's light merges into the Light.
Tuned to the Lord's Name night and day, O Nanak, you will melt into the Name.
This closing verse says the One gives to everyone, gently corrects us when we go wrong, and in the end our little light joins the great Light.
Sabhnaa kaa daataa ayk hai — the One is the Giver of all. Bhuli-aa la-ay samjhaa-ay — He helps those who have lost their way to understand. That is correction, not punishment. Think of a coach who stops you mid-game to fix how you hold the bat. It is not because they don't like you. It is because they care how you play.
Ik aapay aap khu-aa-i-an doojai chhadi-an laa-ay — some wander, caught up in doojaa, "the second thing," which means being pulled away from the One by other wants. This too is inside the Hukam, the Divine Order. Nothing happens outside it.
Gurmatee har paa-ee-ai jotee jot milaa-ay — through the Guru's teaching, the Lord is found, and light merges into Light. Guru Amar Das ends many Siree Raag songs this way. It is the same destination every time.
An-din naamay rati-aa naanak naam samaa-ay — soaked in the Name day and night, Nanak says, you melt into the Name. It happens with sahaj, calm ease, not straining. Like a drop of rain landing in the ocean, it is home.
Does the idea of 'merging' — losing the sense of a separate self — feel frightening, peaceful, or something else? What does it bring up in you?
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