Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Bring me some word of my Beloved — tell me, tell me!
I am wonder-struck hearing so many accounts of the One; O my joyful companions, tell me what is true.
This lovely shabad is framed as a soul aching for news of the Beloved — "tell me, tell me!" — the breathless eagerness of love. And it captures something very real: the seeker has heard "many reports" of the One, many descriptions, many claims, and is "wonder-struck" but also genuinely wanting to know which is true. Guru Arjan gives voice to the honest confusion of anyone surrounded by many accounts of the divine — is it this? is it that? — and turns to trusted companions (the soul-brides, the Sat Sangat) to ask for the truth. The longing and the honest inquiry are held together: love wants to know its Beloved truly, not just hear rumors.
When you hear many different things about something important, how do you find out what's actually true? Who do you trust to tell you?
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