Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Searching and searching, I let go of my grasping wants and became free.
Now I wander everywhere, thirsty just to catch sight of the One.
This one says that a long search can burn all your wants down to one clean longing.
Khojat khojat bha-ee bairaagan — searching and searching, she became bairaagan. That means free of grasping wants, not clinging to things. This is the good turn. The long search does not end in owning something. It ends in letting go, and that sets her free.
Parabh darsan ka-o ha-o firat tisaa-ee — she wanders, thirsty only to see the One. Now the thirst is not for things. It is for presence.
Think of a kid at a birthday party who wants every toy on the table. Later, all they really want is to find their mom in the crowd. The longing has become one clean wish.
Has wanting many things ever quietly turned into wanting just one thing that really matters?
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