Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I let the Naam slip out of mind, a restlessness follows me around.
Nothing quite settles; I keep looking for a resting place and not finding one.
I go round and round, and end up stuck in the mud.
When we forget the Name, the heart cannot find rest anywhere.
The verse uses strong pictures for this. It speaks of wandering through jonee, life after life, and ending up stuck in the dirt. What the pictures point to is a feeling we all know: restlessness. Aithai naavhu bhuli-aa means forgetting the Name here, in this life.
Think of a day when you forgot something important. It nags at you, and nothing feels right until you remember. Forgetting the Name is like that, only deeper. The cure, all through this shabad, is simple: remember.
What helps your heart find rest when it feels restless?
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