ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 1.
Maaroo, First Mehl:
ਅਸੁਰ ਸਘਾਰਣ ਰਾਮੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥
asur saghaaran raam hamaaraa.
My Lord is the Destroyer of demons.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਮਈਆ ਰਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥
ghat ghat rama-ee-aa raam pi-aaraa.
My Beloved Lord is pervading each and every heart.
ਨਾਲੇ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖੀਐ ਮੂਲੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਲਿਖੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧॥
naalay alakh na lakhee-ai moolay gurmukh likh veechaaraa hay. ||1||
The unseen Lord is always with us, but He is not seen at all. The Gurmukh contemplates the record. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One melts away the shadows that trouble us.
It fills every single heart, present in all.
Though we cannot see it, the One is always right here with us, closer than close. When we grow still and attentive, we begin to notice.
The One you cannot see is always right beside you.
Naalay alakh na lakhee-ai moolay — the unseen One is always with us, though never seen. Asur saghaaran, the One who destroys demons, melts away the shadows that trouble us. The Gurmukh, the one turned toward the Guru, learns to notice.
A Question to Sit With
What things around you can you feel but never see?
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