Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind feels lost and unsteady ever since I forgot the One — how can I live well like this?
The One is right here, resting in my own heart, yet I can't see it. Who can I even tell how much that aches?
This one says the trouble started when Kabir forgot the One.
This is the rahaa-o line, the "pause" line. It is the center of the whole song. Mayree mat ba-uree mai raam bisaari-o — my mind has gone wild, since I forgot the Lord. When the link to the One is lost, the house of feelings falls into a mess. The troublesome ones take over.
Then Kabir names a sharp ache. The One rests in the bed of his own heart. Yet his eyes cannot see Him. The Beloved is right here, closer than close, and still he cannot feel it.
It is like looking everywhere for your glasses while they sit on your head. What you want is not far away. Forgetting has only fogged the seeing. Saying that ache out loud, honestly, is already the first step back.
Have you ever felt that something good was close by, but you just couldn't feel it in the moment?
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