ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝਤਾ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਲਉ ਦੁਖੀਆ ॥
jab lag hukam na boojh-taa tab hee la-o dukhee-aa.
As long as he does not understand the Command of God's Will, he remains miserable.
ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੀਆ ॥੩॥
gur mil hukam pachhaani-aa tab hee tay sukhee-aa. ||3||
Meeting with the Guru, he comes to recognize God's Will, and then, he becomes happy. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
As long as one does not understand the Command of God's Will, he stays miserable.
Meeting the Guru, he comes to recognize the Will, and then he becomes happy.
Happiness turns not on getting your way, but on recognizing the way things truly are.
Misery and happiness turn on one thing: understanding the Hukam. Not getting your way, but recognizing the Will, is what makes a soul happy (cf. Shabad 60, Shabad 157).
A Question to Sit With
What might become bearable, even good, if you stopped fighting it?
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