Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If the Unseen One could be seen with the eyes, then It could be described.
Without that seeing, all our descriptions fall short.
The one who faces the teaching does see — with a quiet, natural ease —
for they serve the One with awareness, their attention gathered into a single love.
This one says the One can't be described from far away, but can be seen by a heart turned toward the teaching.
Adisat disai taa kahi-aa jaa-ay — "if the Unseen could be seen, It could be described." Bin daykhay kahnaa birthaa jaa-ay — "without seeing, all describing is useless." Words without the seeing are hollow.
Think of trying to explain the taste of a mango to someone who has never had one. At some point you just have to hand them a slice.
But the gurmukh does see. A gurmukh is someone who faces the Guru's teaching. Gurmukh deesai sahj subhaa-ay — "the gurmukh sees with natural ease." This comes not from being clever. It comes from which way the heart is facing.
And that seeing goes hand in hand with serving. Sayvaa surat ayk liv laa-ay — "serve, with awareness, held in one love." Sayvaa is service. Liv is attention held steady, like water gathered into one pool. Seeing and serving are one act.
What's something you can only really "get" by doing it, not by having it explained?
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