baabeehai hukam pachhaani-aa gur kai sahj subhaa-ay.
The rainbird realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command with intuitive ease through the Guru.
ਮੇਘੁ ਵਰਸੈ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਗੂੜੀ ਛਹਬਰ ਲਾਇ ॥
maygh varsai da-i-aa kar goorhee chhahbar laa-ay.
The clouds mercifully burst forth, and the rain pours down in torrents.
ਬਾਬੀਹੇ ਕੂਕ ਪੁਕਾਰ ਰਹਿ ਗਈ ਸੁਖੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
baabeehay kook pukaar reh ga-ee sukh vasi-aa man aa-ay.
The cries and wailings of the rainbird have ceased, and peace has come to abide in its mind.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਜਿ ਦੇਂਦਾ ਸਭਨਾਂ ਜੀਆ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥
naanak so salaahee-ai je dayNdaa sabhnaaN jee-aa rijak samaa-ay. ||1||
O Nanak, praise that Lord, who reaches out and gives sustenance to all beings and creatures. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In plain words
Through the Guru, the rainbird understands the flow of existence, easily and naturally.
The cloud, full of kindness, bursts and pours down rain in heavy sheets.
The rainbird's crying and calling stop, and peace comes to live in its mind.
Nanak says: praise the One who reaches every living being and gives it food.
When you stop fighting the flow, the rain you were waiting for arrives.
The deeper layer
Understanding the flow of existence ends the rainbird's crying, and the rain of kindness pours down.
A salok of the Third Mehl. Hukam pachhaani-aa, recognizing the Hukam, the flow of existence, answers the longing: the rain the bird cried for finally comes. Goorhee chhahbar, thick drenching rain, is pure plenty. The crying stops, and peace stays.
A Question to Sit With
When did something you were anxiously waiting for finally arrive, and how did the waiting feel afterward?
