ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਹਉ ਢਾਢੀ ਦਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਦਾ ਜੇ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
ha-o dhaadhee dar gun gaavdaa jay har parabh bhaavai.
I am a minstrel at His Door, singing His Glorious Praises, to please to my Lord God.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਥਿਰ ਥਾਵਰੀ ਹੋਰ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਵੈ ॥
parabh mayraa thir thaavree hor aavai jaavai.
My God is permanent and stable; others continue coming and going.
ਸੋ ਮੰਗਾ ਦਾਨੁ ਗੋੁਸਾਈਆ ਜਿਤੁ ਭੁਖ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵੈ ॥
so mangaa daan gosaa-ee-aa jit bhukh leh jaavai.
I beg for that gift from the Lord of the World, which will satisfy my hunger.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀਉ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਢਾਢੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵੈ ॥
parabh jee-o dayvhu darsan aapnaa jit dhaadhee tariptaavai.
O Dear Lord God, please bless Your minstrel with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, that I might be satisfied and fulfilled.
ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਸੁਣੀ ਦਾਤਾਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਢਾਢੀ ਕਉ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਵੈ ॥
ardaas sunee daataar parabh dhaadhee ka-o mahal bulaavai.
God, the Great Giver, hears the prayer, and summons the minstrel to the Mansion of His Presence.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦੇਖਦਿਆ ਦੁਖ ਭੁਖ ਗਈ ਢਾਢੀ ਕਉ ਮੰਗਣੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
parabh daykh-di-aa dukh bhukh ga-ee dhaadhee ka-o mangan chit na aavai.
Gazing upon God, the minstrel is rid of pain and hunger; he does not think to ask for anything else.
ਸਭੇ ਇਛਾ ਪੂਰੀਆ ਲਗਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
sabhay ichhaa pooree-aa lag parabh kai paavai.
All desires are fulfilled, touching the feet of God.
ਹਉ ਨਿਰਗੁਣੁ ਢਾਢੀ ਬਖਸਿਓਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪੁਰਖਿ ਵੇਦਾਵੈ ॥੯॥
ha-o nirgun dhaadhee bakhsi-on parabh purakh vaidaavai. ||9||
I am His humble, unworthy minstrel; the Primal Lord God has forgiven me. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I am a singer at Your door, singing Your praises to bring You joy.
My One never wobbles, while everything else keeps coming and going; so I ask for the one gift that will finally fill me — the sight of You.
The great Giver heard my song and called me inside; now, gazing on You, my hunger is gone, and I do not think to ask for anything else.
The gift worth asking for is the one that ends all wanting.
The seeker is a dhaadhee, a humble minstrel singing at the King's gate — and is welcomed inside. The gift he asks for is the Beloved's own presence, which satisfies every hunger at once.
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