ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ॥
bilaaval.
Bilaaval:
ਇਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਗੁਸਾਈ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਰੇ ਚਰਨ ਬਿਸਾਰੇ ॥
ayniH maa-i-aa jagdees gusaa-ee tumHray charan bisaaray.
This Maya has made me forget Your feet, O Lord of the World, Master of the Universe.
ਕਿੰਚਤ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨ ਉਪਜੈ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਜਨ ਕਹਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਬੇਚਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kichant pareet na upjai jan ka-o jan kahaa karahi baychaaray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Not even a bit of love wells up in Your humble servant; what can Your poor servant do? ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Lord of the world, Master of all, this Maya has made me forget Your feet.
Not even a little love wells up in me, Your servant. What can Your poor servant do?
Naming a dry, tangled spell honestly is the start of getting free of it.
maa-i-aa — the world's dazzling illusion. kichant preet na upjai — "not even a little love wells up," the honest admission of a dry spell. jan kahaa karahi baychaaray — the helplessness that becomes a prayer. Naming the tangle is the beginning of loosening it.
A Question to Sit With
What kinds of "shiny stuff" pull your attention away from what matters most?
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