Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I might have a grand home and a soft, comfortable bed.
Flower petals might be scattered on it day and night.
And still, without the Name of the One, the body itself feels heavy and unwell.
A soft bed and a grand house cannot heal the ache of the heart.
Dar ghar mehlaa sayj sukhaalee — a home, a palace, a soft and comfortable bed. Ahinis fool bichhaavai maalee — ahinis, day and night, flowers are scattered on it. Bin har naam so dayh dukhaalee — without the Name, that body is in dukh, pain and unease.
Think of lying on the comfiest couch while feeling sad inside. The cushions cannot reach the sadness. Comfort for the body is not enough for the ache of the heart.
Is there a kind of tiredness that a comfortable bed can’t fix?
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