| Shabad Interpretation in English:
What if I were to become a deer, and live in the forest, picking and eating fruits and roots. By Guru’s grace, I meet my master waheguru and surrender myself again and again. I am the shopkeeper of the Lord. Your Naam is my merchandise and I trade with your Naam. If I were to become a cuckoo, living in a mango tree, I would still contemplate on the Word of the Shabad. I would still meet my Lord and Master, with intuitive ease; the darshan, the blessed vision of His form, is incomparably beautiful. If I were to become a fish, living in the water, I would still remember the Lord, who watches over all beings and creatures. My master Lord dwells on this shore, and on the shore beyond; I would still meet Him, and hug Him close in my embrace. If I were to become a snake, living in the ground, the Shabad would still dwell in my mind, and my fears would be dispelled. O Nanak, they are forever the happy soulbrides, whose light merges into His Light.
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