ਸਦ ਹੀ ਨੇੜੈ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਹੁ ॥
sad hee nayrhai door na jaanhu.
He is always near at hand; He is never far away.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਜੀਕਿ ਪਛਾਣਹੁ ॥
gur kai sabad najeek pachhaanhu.
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, realize that He is very near.
ਬਿਗਸੈ ਕਮਲੁ ਕਿਰਣਿ ਪਰਗਾਸੈ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਾਇਆ ॥੧੫॥
bigsai kamal kiran pargaasai pargat kar daykhaa-i-aa. ||15||
Your heart-lotus shall blossom forth, and the ray of God's Divine Light shall illuminate your heart; He shall be revealed to You. ||15||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is always close by — never far away at all. Through the word you come to feel just how near.
Then your heart opens like a lotus, a ray of the One's light fills it, and the One is shown to you.
The One is not far off; it is nearer than your own thoughts.
Nayrhai hee — always near — corrects the sense of distance the ego builds. Through the Shabad we realize the nearness; the heart-lotus (hirdai kamal) blossoms, and a ray of Divine Light reveals the One. A luminous, hopeful image near the shabad's close.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you notice what is close by that you often overlook?
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