Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The fever broke. A deep calm settled over me, poured out like a gift I did not have to earn. Everything cooled and grew peaceful, because peace itself was given.
This one says deep calm comes as a gift, not a prize you win.
Taap ga-ay paa-ee parabh saaNt — the fever is gone, and the One has given saaNt, peace. Seetal bha-ay keenee parabh daat — everything has cooled, because the One gave this daat, gift. Seetal means cool. The burning is over.
Twice the verse says this was given. That keeps us from thinking we made ourselves calm by trying hard.
Think of a hot, stuffy afternoon when a cool breeze suddenly comes through the window. You did not make the breeze. You just feel it. Peace here is grace arriving, not a prize won.
When has a calm come over you that felt more like a gift than something you made happen?
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