Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 3), Salok 91 — the drop found by meeting the Guru
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O rainbird, you may wander over the whole earth and fly high into the sky.
But the water is found by meeting the True Guru; then hunger and thirst are over.
Soul and body all belong to the One; everything is in the One's keeping.
The One knows everything without being told — so to whom else should we pray?
Nanak says: the One lives in each and every heart; the Word lights it up.
Wandering everywhere does not end the thirst; meeting the True Guru does.
The rainbird flies over saglee dhartee, the whole earth, and up into the sky, and still the drop is found only satgur mili-ai, on meeting the True Guru. Jee-o pind sabh tis kaa: soul and body belong to the One.
Vin boli-aa sabh kichh jaandaa: the One knows everything without a word being said, so prayer becomes close and simple. Ghat ghat ayko vartadaa: the same One lives in every heart, and the Word, the Shabad, switches on the light so it can be seen.
Where have you been searching far away for something that is already close?
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