ਨਾਵੈ ਨੋ ਲੋਚੈ ਜੇਤੀ ਸਭ ਆਈ ॥
naavai no lochai jaytee sabh aa-ee.
Everyone who comes into the world, longs for the Name.
ਨਾਉ ਤਿਨਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਈ ॥
naa-o tinaa milai Dhur purab kamaa-ee.
They alone are blessed with the Name, whose past actions were so ordained by the Primal Lord.
ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੩॥
jinee naa-o paa-i-aa say vadbhaagee gur kai sabad milaa-idaa. ||13||
Those who obtain the Name are very fortunate. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are united with God. ||13||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Every person who comes into the world is quietly longing for the Name, even when they do not have the words for it.
Those whose path has been readied receive it. How fortunate they are — the Guru's Word joins them to the One.
The longing you cannot quite name may be a longing for the One.
Everyone who comes into the world longs for the Name, whether or not they can name the longing. Those whose past has readied them (dhur purab kamaa-ee) receive it — a gentle reading of karma as ground already prepared.
A Question to Sit With
What is a longing in you that is hard to put into words?
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