Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I've prepared myself and made myself ready, longing to meet the One I love.
But the meeting I long for hasn't happened yet.
Kabir uses the tender image of a bride preparing to meet her Beloved: I have decorated myself to meet my Husband Lord — made himself ready, done everything a longing heart does in anticipation — but the Lord has not yet come to meet me. It's the honest ache of waiting for a union your whole heart is prepared for. This is real spiritual experience, and it's healthy for a child to know it's normal: sometimes you long for the One, you make yourself ready, you do everything right — and still the felt meeting hasn't come yet. The longing itself is precious, and the waiting isn't a failure. The next verses gently explain why union can take time.
Is it okay to keep longing and preparing for something good, even while you're still waiting for it?
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