ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋੜਿ ਲੀਏ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਮੋਲੇ ॥
banDhan torh lee-ay parabh molay.
God has broken my bonds, and claimed me as His own.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਨੇ ਘਰ ਗੋਲੇ ॥
kar kirpaa keenay ghar golay.
In His Mercy, He has made me the slave of His home.
ਅਨਹਦ ਰੁਣ ਝੁਣਕਾਰੁ ਸਹਜ ਧੁਨਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥
anhad run jhunkaar sahj Dhun saachee kaar kamaa-ee hay. ||12||
The unstruck celestial sound current resounds and vibrates, when one performs acts of true service. ||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One reached in and untied the knots that held me, and claimed me as the One's own. In kindness, the One made me a servant in the One's own house.
A gentle music with no drum or string began to ring inside me — the sound that comes when my living lines up with what is true.
When your living lines up with what is true, an inner music starts to ring.
bandhan torh lee-ay — the One breaks the bonds, freely (molay). anhad run jhunkaar is the unstruck celestial sound, ringing when one's living (saachee kaar) lines up with truth. Freedom and inner music arrive together.
A Question to Sit With
What knot would you most want gently untied in your life?
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