ਜਮ ਦਰਿ ਬਾਧੇ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਸਜਾਈ ॥
jam dar baaDhay mileh sajaa-ee.
At Death's door, he is tied up and punished;
ਤਿਸੁ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਕਾਈ ॥
tis apraaDhee gat nahee kaa-ee.
such a sinner does not obtain salvation.
ਕਰਣ ਪਲਾਵ ਕਰੇ ਬਿਲਲਾਵੈ ਜਿਉ ਕੁੰਡੀ ਮੀਨੁ ਪਰਾਤਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥
karan palaav karay billaavai ji-o kundee meen paraataa hay. ||10||
He cries out in pain, like the fish pierced by the hook. ||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A heart that stays shut to the One can feel like a creature far from the water it needs.
It cries out like a fish caught on a hook, aching for home.
And the way back is never closed. Turn toward the One, even a little, and the aching begins to ease.
The ache of being far from home is home calling you back.
Ji-o kundee meen paraataa — like a fish caught on a hook, the one far from the One cries out in pain. A heart away from its home aches, and the way back stays open.
A Question to Sit With
When you feel far from where you belong, what pulls you back?
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