Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Come and meet me, my dear Beloved.
O God, whatever You do — that alone is what comes to be.
This one holds two feelings at once: wanting to be close to the One, and trusting how things unfold.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Milhu pi-aaray jee-aa — meet me, my dear Beloved. That is the ache to be close. Parabh kee-aa tumaaraa thee-aa — whatever You do, that is what happens. That is calm trust in hukam, the flow of existence.
The seeker reaches out with longing. At the same time, they rest in trust that the flow is in loving hands. It is like waiting at the airport for a grandparent's plane. You can hardly wait to hug them, and you also trust the pilot. The whole shabad moves between these two: "come near me" and "Your way is my peace."
Can you think of a time you wanted something badly and also trusted it would work out however it was meant to?
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