Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
He came to me Himself, in His own natural, easy way.
I know nothing, and I show nothing.
With a simple, childlike heart I met the One, and He gave me peace.
The One comes in His own easy way, and a simple, open heart meets Him in peace.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad.
Sahj subhaa-ay aapan aa-ay: He came on His own, in natural ease. Sahj is the calm of a heart that has stopped straining. Kachhoo na jaanou kachhoo dikhaa-ay: I know nothing, and I show nothing. Baalay bholay: like a small, innocent child.
Picture a little child running to hug someone they love, with no plan and nothing to prove.
When has being simple and honest worked better than trying to look clever?
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