Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Saints are satisfied, meditating on the One.
Showing Your mercy, God, You join us to Your Name; all peace comes by Your Will.
The One is ever-present — but whoever thinks Him far away dies again and again, full of regret.
The One is always right here. The mistake is thinking the One is far away.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. The Saints are triptaasay, satisfied and full, because they remember the One. In Your kindness, You join us to Your Name. All peace comes rajaa-ay, by Your Will.
Then comes the key line: sang hovat ka-o jaanat door — the One is right beside us, yet some think the One is far off. Think of searching the whole house for your glasses while they sit on your head. Whoever thinks that way keeps going round through birth and death, again and again, full of regret. Another shabad in this raag makes the same point.
What changes if the thing you've been seeking far away is actually right here?
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