ਯਾਰ (yaar)
Meaning: noun: Friend, close friend.
Quote:
ਸੁਣਿ ਯਾਰ ਹਮਾਰੇ ਸਜਣ ਇਕ ਕਰਉ ਬੇਨੰਤੀਆ॥ ਤਿਸੁ ਮੋਹਨ ਲਾਲ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹਉ ਫਿਰਉ ਖੋਜੰਤੀਆ॥
suṇ yaar hamaare sajaṇ ik karau benaňteeaa.
tis mohan laal piaare hau firau khojaňteeaa.
O my friend, my dear, listen! I make a request. I am searching for the Beloved Lord (please tell me about Him). – Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 704
Message: In the quote above, Guru Arjan Sahib appears to be asking if a friend can help him in his search for the beloved Lord. And tell him more about Him.
Here is something to reflect on. What avenues are open to us to receive such knowledge? Have we at any point made such a request of a friend? Who among the people with whom we associate, can we turn to with such a request? Who would they put us in touch with?
Our sole resource for questions related to divinity is the Gurbani. There is no other that any friend can turn us to, for this request to be fulfilled.
The wandering about and searching for answers come to a stop here. From this source of wisdom, come the answers we are looking for, and the peace we desire. There is no better avenue that anyone can point us to.
Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection. – Marcus Tullius Cicero, a roman writer, 106-43 BCE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQ3SKvyBuM
Etymology: From Persian yaar (friend).
