ਕੁਰੰਕ ਨਾਦੈ ਨੇਹੁ ॥
kurank naadai nayhu.
As the deer loves the sound of the bell,
ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਚਾਹਤ ਮੇਹੁ ॥
chaatrik chaahat mayhu.
and as the song-bird longs for the rain,
ਜਨ ਜੀਵਨਾ ਸਤਸੰਗਿ ॥
jan jeevnaa satsang.
the Lord's humble servant lives in the Society of the Saints,
ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਭਜਨਾ ਰੰਗਿ ॥
gobid bhajnaa rang.
lovingly meditating and vibrating upon the Lord of the Universe.
ਰਸਨਾ ਬਖਾਨੈ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
rasnaa bakhaanai naam.
My tongue chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਰਸਨ ਦਾਨੁ ॥੯॥
naanak darsan daan. ||9||
Please bless Nanak with the gift of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Think how a deer loves the sound of the bell, and how the little rainbird longs for the rain to come.
That is how the One's friend loves to live in the Sangat, keeping the One in mind with joy and saying the Naam. Nanak says: grant me the gift of one loving glimpse.
*Longing for what is good becomes a joyful way to live.*
kurank naadai nayhu, chaatrik chaahat mayhu -- the deer and the bell, the rainbird and the rain. These resolve into jan jeevnaa satsang -- the servant's life is the Sangat and joyful remembrance. Longing turns into a happy way of living.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing do you look forward to the way the rainbird waits for rain?
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