Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who have found the Oneness — the treasure that is also a place of rest — stop running. The restless dashing here and there, always looking for the next thing, comes to an end, because they have finally arrived somewhere real.
This one says that when you arrive at what is real, the restless running stops.
Har bisraam niDh paa-i-aa — they have found the One, the bisraam niDh. It means the "treasure of rest." So bahur na kat hee Dhaa-i-aa — they do not run off anywhere again. The running here is the mind's constant chasing. Now, at last, it stops.
Think of a lost kid in a crowded mall who finally spots their parent. All the searching and dashing ends in one big hug.
Rest, in Gurbani, is not laziness. It is the deep stillness of someone who has stopped searching, because they have been found.
What are you always chasing — and what would it feel like to have already arrived?
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