Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The rain is pouring from the clouds, my friend. The Guest has come into my home.
I am small and humble; my Master is an ocean of kindness. I melt into the nine treasures of the Naam.
Grace pours down like monsoon rain, and the Beloved comes home as your Guest, bringing every treasure of the Naam.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Barsai maygh sakhee means, "The clouds are raining, my friend." Rain is Malaar's main picture, and here it means grace arriving. Ghar paahun aa-ay: the Guest has come into my home. The Guest is the Beloved, welcomed into the heart. Think of the joy when a favorite grandparent finally walks through the front door.
Mohi deen means I am small. Kirpaa niDh means a treasure-house of kindness, an ocean of it. Feeling small here is not shame. It is openness, like cupped hands ready to receive. Nav niDh means the nine treasures, an old way of saying "every kind of riches." Here the Naam itself is every treasure.
Who is someone you would drop everything to welcome like a special guest?
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