Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 95
Verse 10 of 10

The Journey Made Fruitful

ਸਫਲ ਸਫਲ ਭਈ ਸਫਲ ਜਾਤ੍ਰਾ ॥
safal safal bha-ee safal jaatraa.
My Yatra, my life pilgrimage, has become fruitful, fruitful, fruitful.
ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣ ਰਹੇ ਮਿਲੇ ਸਾਧਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧॥੩॥॥
aavan jaan rahay milay saaDhaa. ||1|| rahaa-o doojaa. ||1||3||.
My comings and goings have ended, since I met the Holy Saint. ||1||Second Pause||1||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My whole journey has turned fruitful, fruitful, fruitful.

My restless coming and going has ended, now that I have met the wise and good.

Every honest question, kept alive long enough, finds its answer.
The deeper layer

The long question finally gets its answer: the journey has borne fruit.

This is the rahaa-o doojaa, the second "pause" line of the song. It answers everything the song has been asking. Safal safal bha-ee safal jaatraa — my journey has become fruitful, fruitful, fruitful. Aavan jaan rahay — the coming and going has ended.

It happened through milay saaDhaa, meeting the holy. Think of a hiker who asked for the way at every turn and finally reaches the top of the mountain.

The question was asked all through the eight verses. Here, at last, it is answered.

A Question to Sit With

What is one question you have carried for a long time?

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