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Chaubolay, Verse 4 — held close like a bee in a flower
ਮੂਸਨ ਮਸਕਰ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਕੀ ਰਹੀ ਜੁ ਅੰਬਰੁ ਛਾਇ ॥
moosan maskar paraym kee rahee jo ambar chhaa-ay.
O Musan, the Light of the Lord's Love has spread across the sky;
ਬੀਧੇ ਬਾਂਧੇ ਕਮਲ ਮਹਿ ਭਵਰ ਰਹੇ ਲਪਟਾਇ ॥੪॥
beeDhay baaNDhay kamal meh bhavar rahay laptaa-ay. ||4||
I cling to my Lord, like the bumble bee caught in the lotus flower. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Musan, the light of love has spread across the whole sky.
I cling to my Beloved like a bumblebee caught and held inside a lotus flower.
Love holds you close the way a lotus holds a bee.
Love's light fills the sky, and the lover clings to the Beloved like a bee inside a lotus.
Maskar paraym kee: the light of love. Rahee jo ambar chhaa-ay: it has spread over the sky. Bhavar rahay laptaa-ay: the bumblebee stays wrapped up inside the lotus. Elsewhere the same picture warns of a bee trapped by sweetness; here the clinging is the joy of belonging to the One.
A Question to Sit With
When do you feel so happy somewhere that you do not want to leave?
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