Verse 180 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 122 — singing in delight
ਕਬੀਰ ਦੇਖਿ ਕੈ ਕਿਹ ਕਹਉ ਕਹੇ ਨ ਕੋ ਪਤੀਆਇ ॥
kabeer daykh kai kih kaha-o kahay na ko patee-aa-ay.
Kabir, how can I describe what I have seen? No one will believe my words.
ਹਰਿ ਜੈਸਾ ਤੈਸਾ ਉਹੀ ਰਹਉ ਹਰਖਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ॥੧੨੨॥
har jaisaa taisaa uhee raha-o harakh gun gaa-ay. ||122||
The Lord is just as He is. I dwell in delight, singing His Glorious Praises. ||122||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: how can I describe what I have seen? Even if I tell it, no one will believe me.
The One is just as the One is. I stay in delight, singing the One's praises.
When words run out, you can still sing.
What is seen of the One cannot be put into words, and so delight turns into song.
Daykh kai kih kaha-o: having seen, what can I say? Kahay na ko patee-aa-ay: even if I said it, no one would believe it.
Har jaisaa taisaa uhee: the One is just as the One is, beyond any description. So Kabir stops explaining: raha-o harakh gun gaa-ay, he lives in delight, singing the One's praises.
A Question to Sit With
When have you been so happy that you had to sing or shout?
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