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.
Moonlight, moonlight: let the soft light of the One shine down into the courtyard of your mind.
Just as moonlight fills a quiet yard at night, let that gentle glow fill you.
The One's light can shine into the mind, the way moonlight fills a courtyard.
Chaadnaa means moonlight. Aangan is the open courtyard in the middle of a house. Antar chaadnaa: let the light fill the inside.
This song is an Ashtapadee, a song of eight verses. Each verse begins with a doubled word, said twice like a chant. There is moonlight, then remembering, letting go, asking, staying awake and holding close. Each one is called the finest.
The moon is a gentle picture. Moonlight is soft and cool, and it does not burn. Think of a busy house going quiet at night, with moonlight lying across the floor. The Name settles over a busy mind the same way.
What quiets your mind at the end of a long day?
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