Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 51
Verse 10 of 13

There Is Only One Worth Meeting

ਸਹੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਏਕੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ॥
saho mayraa ayk doojaa nahee ko-ee.
My Husband is the One; there is no other like Him.
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਮੇਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nadar karay maylaavaa ho-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
If He bestows His Glance of Grace, then I shall meet Him. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My Beloved is the only One — there is no other like Him.

If He looks on me with grace, then I will meet Him.

There is only One worth meeting — and even the meeting is a gift of grace.
The deeper layer

The Pause states both the non-duality ("my Husband is the One; there is no other like Him") and the means of meeting: not the bride's effort but His Glance of Grace. Even in her growing wisdom, the meeting waits on nadar — grace, not achievement.

A Question to Sit With

What good things have come to you that you could not simply make happen by trying?

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