Verse 112 of 152
Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 4), Salok 112 — the long separation ends
ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਚਾ ਨੇਹੁ ਕਿਉ ਜੀਵਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਪਿਰੀ ਵਿਹੂਣਿਆ ॥
jinHaa andar sachaa nayhu ki-o jeevniH piree vihooni-aa.
How can those who have true love within them live without their Husband Lord?
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਆਪਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਚਿਰੀ ਵਿਛੁੰਨਿਆ ॥੧੨॥
gurmukh maylay aap naanak chiree vichhunni-aa. ||12||
The Lord unites the Gurmukhs with Himself, O Nanak; they were separated from Him for such a long time. ||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those with true love inside them — how can they live without their Beloved?
Nanak says: the One unites with Itself those who face the Guru, though they were apart for so long.
The One brings back those who face the Guru, however long apart.
Those who face the Guru, long apart from the Beloved, are brought back together by the One.
Sachaa nayhu is true love; ki-o jeevni piree vihooni-aa is the language of longing — how can they live without the Beloved? Chiree vichhunni-aa means apart for a very long time. The One does the uniting, aap, through the Guru: gurmukh maylay.
A Question to Sit With
Has anyone ever come back into your life after a long time apart?
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