Even For An Instant

ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਮੋਰੋ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦੁ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥

manmohan moro pareetam raam har parmaanand bairaagee.

My Beloved is the Enticer of the mind; The Detached Lord God is the Embodiment of Supreme bliss.

ਹਰਿ ਦੇਖੇ ਜੀਵਤ ਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਇਕ ਨਿਮਖ ਪਲੋ ਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੀ ॥੨॥੨॥੯॥੯॥੧੩॥੯॥੩੧॥

har daykhay jeevat hai naanak ik nimakh palo mukh laagee. ||2||2||9||9||13||9||31||

Nanak lives by gazing upon the Lord; may I see Him for a moment, for even just an instant. ||2||2||9||9||13||9||31||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My Beloved, Raam, the One, wins my whole mind like a magnet. The One is supreme joy, free from all wanting.

Nanak says: I live by seeing the One. May I see the One for a moment, even for a single instant.

A single glimpse of what you love can carry you a long way.

The deeper layer

Seeing the Beloved, even for an instant, is what you live on.

Manmohan moro pareetam: my Beloved wins my mind. Manmohan means one who captivates the mind, beautiful beyond resisting. Parmaanand bairaagee: supreme joy, free of all craving.

Har daykhay jeevat hai naanak: Nanak lives by seeing the One. This glimpse is called darshan. Ik nimakh: one blink of an eye. Even that much is enough to live on. It is Malaar's hopeful thirst, like the rain-bird waiting for a single drop.

A Question to Sit With

Has a moment ever felt so good you wanted to hold onto it forever?

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