ਪਗਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਹੁਰੀਆ ਮਾਰਤਾ ॥
pagaa bin huree-aa maartaa.
Without feet, the mortal jumps.
ਬਦਨੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਖਿਰ ਖਿਰ ਹਾਸਤਾ ॥
badnai bin khir khir haastaa.
Without a mouth, he bursts into laughter.
ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਰੁ ਪੈ ਸੋਵੈ ॥
nidraa bin nar pai sovai.
Without feeling sleepy, he lays down and sleeps.
ਬਿਨੁ ਬਾਸਨ ਖੀਰੁ ਬਿਲੋਵੈ ॥੨॥
bin baasan kheer bilovai. ||2||
Without a churn, the milk is churned. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without feet, a person leaps.
Without a mouth, they burst out laughing.
Without feeling sleepy, they lie down and sleep.
Without a churn, the milk is churned.
Some real things happen on a level the eyes alone cannot explain.
Some things happen on a level the outward senses cannot follow.
Pagaa bin huree-aa maartaa: leaping without feet. Badnai bin khir khir haastaa: laughing without a mouth. Bin baasan kheer bilovai: churning milk without a churn. Each impossible picture points to something happening deep inside.
A Question to Sit With
Can you think of something real that you cannot see — only feel?
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