Verse 215 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 157 — the arrow of the Shabad
ਕਬੀਰ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸਬਦੁ ਜੁ ਬਾਹਿਆ ਏਕੁ ॥
kabeer saachaa satgur mai mili-aa sabad jo baahi-aa ayk.
Kabir, the True Guru has met me; He aimed the Arrow of the Shabad at me.
ਲਾਗਤ ਹੀ ਭੁਇ ਮਿਲਿ ਗਇਆ ਪਰਿਆ ਕਲੇਜੇ ਛੇਕੁ ॥੧੫੭॥
laagat hee bhu-ay mil ga-i-aa pari-aa kalayjay chhayk. ||157||
As soon as it struck me, I fell to the ground with a hole in my heart. ||157||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: I met the True Guru, who shot one arrow of the Shabad at me.
As soon as it struck me, I fell to the ground, with an opening pierced in my heart.
The Guru's word can go straight to the heart.
When the Guru's word lands, it goes straight to the heart and changes you.
Saachaa satgur mai mili-aa: I met the True Guru. Sabad jo baahi-aa ayk: who shot the one arrow of the Shabad, the Guru's word.
Laagat hee bhu-ay mil ga-i-aa: the moment it struck, I fell to the ground. Kalayjay chhayk: a hole in the heart. The picture is strong: the word goes so deep that the old proud self falls down, and love can come in.
A Question to Sit With
What words have gone straight to your heart and changed you?
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