ਅਪਨੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਂਉ ਬਿਨ ਮਿਲੇ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥੭॥
apnay pi-aaray bin ik khin reh na sakNa-u bin milay neeNd na paa-ee. ||7||
Without my Beloved, I cannot survive even for an instant; without meeting Him, I cannot sleep. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without my Beloved, I cannot last even a moment. Until we meet, I cannot sleep.
A heart that won't settle is a heart staying loyal to the One it loves.
Missing the One can keep a heart wide awake, and that wakefulness is love.
Ik khin means a single instant. This is the language of longing, the way you might say you can't wait one more minute to see someone you love. The sleeplessness is loyalty. The heart keeps watch, waiting for the meeting.
A Question to Sit With
What are you unwilling to settle for less than?
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