ਮੋਹਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਭਇਓ ॥
mohi bairaag bha-i-o.
I have become sad,
ਇਹੁ ਜੀਉ ਆਇ ਕਹਾ ਗਇਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ih jee-o aa-ay kahaa ga-i-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
wondering where the soul comes from, and where it goes. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A deep wondering has come over me — quiet, and a little aching.
Where does this life inside me come from? Where does it go? I sit with the question instead of rushing past it.
A tender wondering about where life comes from and goes is a doorway, not a sadness.
Bairaag is often translated 'I have become sad,' but it is really a sweet, aching longing — the pull that pulls a person toward the deep questions. Here it is rendered as tender wonder, not gloom. Kabir models something valuable for a child: you are allowed to sit with the biggest questions without needing to solve them at once.
A Question to Sit With
What is a big question you've wondered about that no one can fully answer — and how does it feel to just sit with it?
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