Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I am Your servant, the gatekeeper at Your Gate — You alone know my pain.
How full of wonder is Your devotion! It carries the pain away.
Wonder at the One is what carries pain away.
The singer takes a job: darvaan, the gatekeeper at the One's door. A gatekeeper belongs to the house but stays humble at the doorway. And this gatekeeper is given something special: darad toon jaanhee — You alone know my pain. Being truly understood is a gift the world does not always give.
Then comes the gentlest part. Bhagat tayree hairaan — Your devotion is full of wonder. Hairaan means amazed. And that wonder is what takes the pain away.
Think of lying on the grass and looking up at a huge starry sky. Your worries do not vanish, but suddenly they feel smaller. Wonder makes the heart bigger, so pain no longer fills all of it.
When something amazed you completely, where did your worries go for that moment?
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