Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Listen, dear friend, to my message of love — my eyes are fixed on You, waiting.
The Guru was glad, and brought Nanak to the friend he longed for; now he rests easy and sleep in peace.
A small, warm Shalok in the voice of longing meeting fulfillment. Sun saajan — "listen, dear friend" — addresses the One not as a distant power but as a beloved companion, which is one of the most beautiful moves in Gurbani: the divine as saajan, the friend you most want to see. The eyes "fixed" (akhee taar lagann) are the eyes of someone watching the road for a returning friend. And the resolution is quiet domestic peace: sukh savann, "he sleeps in peace" — reunion doesn't bring fireworks but the deep rest of finally being with the one you missed. The Guru is the one who arranges the meeting.
Is there someone whose return you watch for and long to see? What does that longing feel like?
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