Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The rain-bird thirsts with its whole heart for a single drop of rain.
The fish comes alive in the water.
In the same way, Nanak drinks in the taste of the One and is finally, fully satisfied.
After all the cravings that never fill up, the shabad ends with a thirst that is finally answered.
It gives two gentle pictures. The chaatrik is the rain-bird, which longs for a single drop of rain. The fish comes alive in the water. Naanak har ras pee tariptaasaa — Nanak drinks the taste of the One and is full.
Think of coming in from a hot soccer game and drinking cold water. That is what being filled feels like. The shabad has shown many kinds of wanting that never stop. Here, at the end, is the one thirst that is met.
What is the one thing that, when you have it, makes everything feel enough?
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