The phrase is built on simple Punjabi spatial terms used to describe a river or a boundary: This side / The near shore. Paar (ਪਾਰ): The other side / The far shore / Beyond.
Released in 2018 to coincide with the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the song was a collaboration between several notable Punjabi artists: aar nanak paar nanak english translation updated