Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 274
Verse 3 of 9

Thirst Fully and Leave the Timetable in His Hands

ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਸਾ ਘਣੀ ਭਾਣੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈਐ ॥
darsan kee pi-aasaa ghanee bhaanai man bhaa-ee-ai.
I have such a great thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; my mind accepts Your Will, and so You are pleased with me.
ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਭਾਣੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
mayray thaakur haath vadi-aa-ee-aa bhaanai pat paa-ee-ai. ||2||
Greatness is in the Hands of my Lord and Master; by His Will, honor is obtained. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I have such thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan — and my mind accepts Your Will, so You are pleased with me.

All greatness rests in my Master's Hands; honor comes by His Will.

Thirst fully — and leave the timetable in His Hands.
The deeper layer

This one says: long for the One with your whole heart, and let the One choose when.

"Darsan kee pi-aasaa ghanee" — I have a huge thirst for Darshan, the sight of the Beloved. And in the same line: "bhaanai man bhaa-ee-ai" — my mind is at peace with the One's Will (Bhaanaa, what the One wants). Both at once.

Think of waiting for your birthday. You can be so excited you can hardly sleep. But you do not shout at the calendar to hurry up. You want it fully, and you let the day come when it comes.

That is what pleases the One. Not squashing the longing. Just handing over the timetable.

The second line lets go of one last worry. All greatness and honor are in the Master's Hands. They are given by the One's Will. So the tiring race to be important can finally stop.

A Question to Sit With

Can you want something with your whole heart and still be at peace about when it comes?

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