Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
I am new to this world, like someone who just stepped into a wide open meadow, with so much to see and so much to do.
But I set down the heavy pitcher of worry I was carrying, and I turn my attention, quietly, toward the One. The Word itself makes me beautiful.
With my hands pressed together I ask the Guru one thing: let me meet the One I love. Seeing my love, the Beloved melts away my restless wanting and my flashes of anger.
Nanak says: the young heart is lovely, and when it sees the One, it feels safe and glad.
A young heart arrives in the world, sets down its worries, and turns toward the One.
This song is a chhant, a joyful song in several verses, written in the dakhnee style of the south. Gurbani often pictures the soul as a young bride and the One as her Beloved. MunDh navaylrhee-aa go-il aa-ee raam means the young, new bride has come to the go-il, the pasture. That pasture is this world, and she has only just arrived.
Matukee daar Dharee har liv laa-ee raam means she puts down her matukee, her water pot, and turns her loving attention to the Lord. The pot is all our worldly worry. Think of dropping a heavy backpack after school. Your shoulders finally relax.
She is sahj sabad seegaaree-aa, made beautiful by the Word itself, not by jewelry. With hands pressed together, she asks the Guru to bring her to her true Beloved. Seeing her love, the Beloved clears away kaam kroDh, restless wanting and anger. And seeing Him, she is comforted.
What worry could you set down, even for a few minutes, to just be present?
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