Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wanting can burn like a thirst that never quits — you get one thing and immediately you are parched for the next, hot and restless inside.
And then, singing of the One, a coolness comes over you, like stepping into shade on a blazing day. The burning quiets down.
Tikhaa bhookh baho tapat vi-aapi-aa — thirst, hunger, and heat: the fever of endless wanting, trishna. Seetal bha-ay har har jas jaapi-aa — one becomes cool by singing the One's praises. Seetal, coolness, is a signature Bilaaval note; the burning of craving is answered not by getting more but by the shade of remembrance.
Have you noticed how getting one thing you want just makes you want the next? What cools that feeling?
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