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Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 182 — the pain of being apart is a different cry
ਕਬੀਰ ਮਾਰੇ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਪੁਕਾਰਿਆ ਪੀਰ ਪੁਕਾਰੈ ਅਉਰ ॥
kabeer maaray bahut pukaari-aa peer pukaarai a-or.
Kabir, those who are beaten cry a lot; but the cries of the pain of separation are different.
ਲਾਗੀ ਚੋਟ ਮਰੰਮ ਕੀ ਰਹਿਓ ਕਬੀਰਾ ਠਉਰ ॥੧੮੨॥
laagee chot maramm kee rahi-o kabeeraa tha-ur. ||182||
Struck by the Mystery of God, Kabir remains silent. ||182||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: those who are struck cry out loudly, but the cry of the pain of being apart from the One is different.
Struck deep by the One's mystery, Kabir stays where he is, silent.
The deepest longing is quiet.
The ache of missing the One goes deeper than any outward hurt, and it goes quiet.
Maaray bahut pukaari-aa: someone who is struck cries out loud. Peer pukaarai a-or: the ache of separation cries in a different way. Laagee chot maramm kee: the blow of the mystery has landed deep inside. Rahi-o kabeeraa tha-ur: Kabir stays right where he is, still and silent.
A Question to Sit With
Have you ever missed someone so much you had no words?
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