ਝਿਲਮਿਲਿ ਝਿਲਕੈ ਚੰਦੁ ਨ ਤਾਰਾ ॥
jhilmil jhilkai chand na taaraa.
The dazzling light glitters, although neither the moon nor the stars are shining;
ਸੂਰਜ ਕਿਰਣਿ ਨ ਬਿਜੁਲਿ ਗੈਣਾਰਾ ॥
sooraj kiran na bijul ghainaaraa.
neither the sun's rays nor the lightning flashes across the sky.
ਅਕਥੀ ਕਥਉ ਚਿਹਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਦਾ ॥੮॥
akthee katha-o chihan nahee ko-ee poor rahi-aa man bhaa-idaa. ||8||
I describe the indescribable state, which has no sign, where the all-pervading Lord is still pleasing to the mind. ||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Deep inside there is a light so bright it needs no sun, no moon, no stars to shine.
It cannot be put into words, and it has no shape you could draw.
And yet it fills everything, and the heart that finds it is completely at peace.
The deepest light shines without any lamp.
The inner light (jyoti) is not lit by any physical source. 'Akthee kathao' means describing the indescribable, the mystic experience that has no sign or shape.
A Question to Sit With
When have you felt a deep peace that did not depend on anything around you?
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