ਹਉ ਖਿਨੁ ਪਲੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਉ ਬਿਨੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਜਿਉ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਮਲੈ ਅਮਲੀ ਮਰਿ ਗਈਆ ॥
ha-o khin pal reh na saka-o bin pareetam ji-o bin amlai amlee mar ga-ee-aa.
I cannot live for a moment, for even an instant, without my Beloved, like the opium addict who cannot live without opium.
ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਪਿਆਸ ਹੋਇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੇਰੀ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਦੁਈਆ ॥੩॥
jin ka-o pi-aas ho-ay parabh kayree tinH avar na bhaavai bin har ko du-ee-aa. ||3||
Those who thirst for God, do not love any other. Without the Lord, there is no other at all. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I cannot rest even a single moment without the One I love -- the missing is that strong.
Those who thirst for the One love nothing else. Without the One, there is no other at all.
*When you love something good with your whole heart, nothing else takes its place.*
khin pal reh na saka-o -- unable to last an instant apart. The opium comparison marks the sheer intensity of the longing and is used only for that. tin avar na bhaavai -- for those who thirst for the One, nothing else fills the place.
A Question to Sit With
What is something so important to you that nothing else can replace it?
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