ਛਾਤੀ ਸੀਤਲ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਠੰਢਾ ॥
chhaatee seetal man tan thandhaa.
My heart is cooled, and my mind and body are calmed and soothed.
ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਕੀ ਮਿਟਵੀ ਡੰਝਾ ॥
janam maran kee mitvee danjhaa.
The craving for birth and death is quenched.
ਕਰੁ ਗਹਿ ਕਾਢਿ ਲੀਏ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਅਪੁਨੈ ਅਮਿਓ ਧਾਰਿ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟੰਗਨਾ ॥੧੦॥
kar geh kaadh lee-ay parabh apunai ami-o Dhaar daristangnaa. ||10||
Grasping hold of my hand, He has lifted me up and out; He has blessed me with His Ambrosial Glance of Grace. ||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My chest feels cool, and my whole mind and body settle and rest.
The thirst that kept me going round from birth to death is quenched.
The One took my hand, lifted me up, and let a soft, kind gaze fall over me like rain.
Sometimes being rescued is as simple as a hand reaching for yours.
'Kar geh kaadh lee-ay' (taking the hand and lifting up) is the tender rescue image; 'ami-o dhaar' is the gaze of grace as gentle rain. The thirst that turns the wheel of 'janam maran', birth and death, is quenched, and the heart grows cool.
A Question to Sit With
Whose hand has reached for you when you needed it?
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