ਕੇਤੜਿਆ ਦਿਨ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਕਹਾਇਆ ॥
kayt-rhi-aa din gupat kahaa-i-aa.
For so many days, You remained invisible.
ਕੇਤੜਿਆ ਦਿਨ ਸੁੰਨਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥
kayt-rhi-aa din sunn samaa-i-aa.
For so many days, You were absorbed in silent absorption.
ਕੇਤੜਿਆ ਦਿਨ ਧੁੰਧੂਕਾਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਪਰਗਟੜਾ ॥੧੨॥
kayt-rhi-aa din DhunDhookaaraa aapay kartaa pargatrhaa. ||12||
For so many days, there was only pitch darkness, and then the Creator revealed Himself. ||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
For ages upon ages, You stayed unseen.
For ages, You rested in a deep and total silence.
For ages there was only deep darkness, and then the Maker came into view.
Every bright thing was once a quiet, waiting darkness.
Wonder at how everything began: first the 'sunn' (a deep, silent stillness) before creation, then the Creator becoming 'pargatrhaa' (revealed).
A Question to Sit With
What is something wonderful that grew out of a long, quiet wait?
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