ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
malaar mehlaa 5.
Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
ਮਨੁ ਘਨੈ ਭ੍ਰਮੈ ਬਨੈ ॥
man ghanai bharmai banai.
My mind wanders through the dense forest.
ਉਮਕਿ ਤਰਸਿ ਚਾਲੈ ॥
umak taras chaalai.
It walks with eagerness and love,
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲਬੇ ਕੀ ਚਾਹ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
parabh milbay kee chaah. ||1|| rahaa-o.
hoping to meet God. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind wanders through a thick, dark forest.
It walks on with eagerness and longing, wishing to meet the One.
Missing someone you love is love pointed toward a reunion.
Even when your mind is lost in a thick forest, longing for the One keeps it walking toward the meeting.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the centre of the shabad. Man ghanai bhramai banai: the mind wanders in a dense wood. This is viraha, the ache of being apart from the One you love, a feeling Malaar sings often. Umak taras chaalai: it walks on with eagerness (umak) and yearning (taras). Parabh milbay kee chaah: the wish to meet the One. The ache keeps the feet moving toward home.
A Question to Sit With
Who or what do you look forward to being with again?
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