ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
malaar mehlaa 1.
Malaar, First Mehl:
ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਮੀਨ ਜਲ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਸਾਰਿੰਗ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਈ ॥੧॥
chaatrik meen jal hee tay sukh paavahi saaring sabad suhaa-ee. ||1||
The rainbird and the fish find peace in water; the deer is pleased by the sound of the bell. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The rainbird and the fish find their peace in water. The deer is glad at the sound of the bell.
Every heart is built to come alive at one true sound.
Every creature has one thing that makes it feel at home, and the heart's home is the One.
The rainbird and the fish both live for water. The deer is drawn by sound; hunters in old India would ring a bell, and the deer would stand still to listen. Each one is pulled toward its own element without trying. The heart is drawn to the Naam the same way. Belonging comes by nature, the way a fish belongs in water.
A Question to Sit With
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