Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The natural ease of a settled soul cannot really be put into words — it is too sublime and too simple all at once.
You cannot weigh it or measure it. It is not heavy, and it is not light. It just *is* — a peace beyond comparing.
This is the rahao, the "pause" line. It is the center of the shabad, and it names what the shabad is about.
That subject is sahj: the natural, easy calm of a soul that has stopped fighting itself. Sahj kee akath kathaa hai niraaree — the story of sahj is akath and niraaree. Akath means it cannot be spoken. Niraaree means it is one of a kind.
Tul nahee chadhai jaa-ay na mukaatee — you cannot put it on a scale, and it never runs out. It cannot be measured, because it is not one thing among other things. It is the ground under everything, at rest. Think of trying to weigh how peaceful you feel. There is no scale for that.
Halukee lagai na bhaaree — it feels neither light nor heavy. That playful line keeps a light touch on a deep idea.
What does it feel like when you are completely at ease, not trying to be anything, just yourself?
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