ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਏ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ॥
paarbarahm parabh bha-ay kirpaal.
The Supreme Lord God has become Merciful.
ਕਾਰਜ ਸਗਲ ਸਵਾਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਭਏ ਨਿਹਾਲ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kaaraj sagal savaaray satgur jap jap saaDhoo bha-ay nihaal. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The True Guru has arranged all my affairs; chanting and meditating with the Holy Saints, I have become happy. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Supreme One, God, has turned kind to me.
The Guru has set all my work right; chanting and remembering along with the Guru's people, I am filled with joy.
When kindness meets us, tangled things quietly come untangled.
When the One turns kind, tangled things come untangled.
Paarbarahm prabh bha-ay kirpaal -- the Supreme One becomes merciful. Kaaraj sagal savaaray satgur -- the Guru sets every task right. Jap jap saadhoo bha-ay nihaal -- remembering again and again alongside holy people brings joy. Think of a knotted necklace that a patient friend works loose, one loop at a time.
This is the Rahao, the pause at the centre of the shabad.
A Question to Sit With
When was a time something worked out that you had almost given up on?
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