Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 50
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Blended In, Never to Leave

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁਖਦਾਈਆ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੁਖ ਭਾਇ ॥
parabh paa-i-aa sukh-daa-ee-aa mili-aa sukh bhaa-ay.
He finds God, the Giver of peace, with feelings of joy.
ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਨਾ ਭੀਤਰੇ ਛੋਡਿਆ ਨਹ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sahj samaanaa bheetray chhodi-aa nah jaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The Celestial Lord blends into his soul, and he can never leave Him. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I have found God, the Giver of peace, and I met the One with joy.

The One has blended into me, deep inside, with ease, and I can never leave.

Some things, once they settle inside you, become part of who you are.
The deeper layer

Once the One settles inside you, the One stays.

This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Prabh paa-i-aa sukh-daa-ee-aa — I have found God, the Giver of peace. Mili-aa sukh bhaa-ay — and I met Him with joy.

Then: sahj samaanaa bheetray — the One blends into me, deep inside. Sahj means natural ease, the calm of something that simply fits.

Think of sugar stirred into warm milk. Once it melts in, you cannot pick it back out. Chhodi-aa nah jaa-ay — now it can never be set down or left behind.

A Question to Sit With

What is something so much a part of you that you could not let it go?

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