Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 4), Salok 105 — waiting by the road for love
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I stand by the side of the road, watching, hoping that my Friend will come.
If only someone would come today and bring me together with my Beloved.
I would give my whole self, every part of me, to anyone who shows me my Beloved.
Nanak says: when the One is kind, the One leads us to meet the Perfect Guru.
The soul waits and longs for the Beloved, and the One's kindness brings the meeting through the Perfect Guru.
Ha-o kharhee nihaalee panDh: I stand watching the road. The third line offers the self cha-o khannee-ai, "in four pieces" — an old picture of giving absolutely everything. It speaks of devotion, never of hurting the body.
Har ho-ay da-i-aal: when the One is kind, the Perfect Guru is met, and the waiting ends.
What is something you long for so much you would give almost anything for it?
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