Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
On a night wet with dew, the rainbird sings of the True One, easily, from its own heart.
"This water is my life. Without water I cannot live."
Through the Guru's Word this water is found, and the proud self inside goes away.
Nanak says: the One I cannot live without, even for a moment — the True Guru has brought me to meet that One.
Love makes the One as necessary as water, and the Guru's Word brings you to it.
A salok of the Third Mehl. Bhinnee rain, the dew-wet night, is a tender picture. Sehjay sach subhaa-ay: the bird sings in sahaj, natural ease, without straining. "This water is my soul" turns longing from a lack into a love. Aap gavaa-ay: the proud self, haumai, falls away as you drink.
What is the one thing you would not want to go a single day without, and why?
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