Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have come helpless to your door, my One; I am worn out — I take shelter with the good.
Nanak says: I have met my enchanting One; my mind is cooled and soothed, and it blossoms in joy.
This one says: when you finally reach the One, your heart cools and blooms.
The shabad ends the way many in this raag do. First comes the tired arrival: dheen dhuaarai aaio — I have come, helpless, to your door. Then comes the meeting.
The meeting brings two feelings. man seetal — the mind is cooled, as if a fire burning inside has been put out. bigasaare — it blossoms, like a lotus flower opening. Cooling and blooming are this raag's way of saying "you have arrived." The burning stops, and something opens.
Remember the seeker who turned down every lesser prize, because he wanted only the Beloved? He gets the Beloved. And his whole self answers by cooling and opening. Think of a garden plant in the evening after a scorching summer day. The air cools, and its leaves lift again.
What does it feel like inside when a long wanting is finally satisfied — does something 'cool down' and 'open up'?
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