Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
One kind look from my Beloved went straight to my heart, and without any effort I found myself in tune with that love — easy and natural, like it was always meant to be.
My whole inner home turned beautiful with my Beloved there; full of joy, I sing. Soaked in that love, my mind and heart finally feel full. Nanak says: the wonder in me blends into the Wonder itself — and there just are not words for it.
This is what it feels like when love arrives all at once: you are left full of wonder, with no words.
It starts with a single look. Darisat Dhaar man bayDhi-aa pi-aaray means one glance of grace from the Beloved went straight into my heart. After that, being in tune comes easily. The verse says sahj subhaa-ay, in a natural, easy way. Sahaj is the calm ease that comes by itself, without forcing.
Gurbani often pictures the soul as a bride and the One as the Beloved she longs for. Here her bed is made lovely: sayj suhaavee. For us, that is the inner home, the heart, made beautiful because the Beloved is there. Think of a room that feels different the moment someone you love walks in.
Then the last line: achraj achraj si-o mili-aa, wonder has met Wonder. This is bismaad, deep awe. It is the same awe we hear in the word Waheguru, "Wow, the Guru!" And it ends where words run out. Kahnaa kachhoo na jaa-ay means nothing at all can be said about it.
Have you felt something so good or so beautiful that you could not find words for it? What was it?
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