ਮਾਰੂ ਵਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਡਖਣੇ ਮਃ ੫
maaroo vaar mehlaa 5 dakh-nay mehlaa 5
Vaar Of Maaroo, Fifth Mehl, Dakhanay, Fifth Mehl:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਤੂ ਚਉ ਸਜਣ ਮੈਡਿਆ ਡੇਈ ਸਿਸੁ ਉਤਾਰਿ ॥
too cha-o sajan maidi-aa day-ee sis utaar.
If You tell me to, O my Friend, I will cut off my head and give it to You.
ਨੈਣ ਮਹਿੰਜੇ ਤਰਸਦੇ ਕਦਿ ਪਸੀ ਦੀਦਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
nain mahinjay tarasday kad pasee deedaar. ||1||
My eyes long for You; when will I see Your Vision? ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
If You asked me for everything, I would give it — my whole self, holding nothing back.
My eyes keep searching for You. When will I finally see You?
Love holds nothing back.
The Vaar opens with Ik Onkar, the one Oneness, received through the grace of the Guru. These opening love-songs are Dakhanay shaloks, tender verses in the old southern (Multani) dialect. The image of giving one's head is not about harm at all; it is the language of total love — I would keep nothing back from You.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you would give your whole heart to?
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