Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Tasting it, Nanak is filled with wonder. Through the Guru, Nanak received this taste.
Here and hereafter it never leaves him — Nanak is soaked and enraptured in the One's subtle essence.
This one says that when you taste the One, the right response is simple wonder.
Naanak chaakh bha-ay bismaad means "tasting it, Nanak is filled with wonder." Bismaad is the "wow" feeling, like seeing the ocean for the first time. Gur tay aa-i-aa saad means "this taste came through the Guru."
Eet oot kat chhod na jaa-ay means "here and beyond, it never leaves." Just as the first verse of the shabad promised, this taste stays.
Think of the first time you saw snow falling, or a sky full of stars. You did not grab a notebook to explain it. You just said "wow." The Sikh name Waheguru carries that same feeling: wonderful Guru, wonderful One. Nanak is soaked in the One's taste, and his answer is joyful amazement.
When did something so good leave you simply amazed?
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