ਬਾਬਾ ਐਸਾ ਬਿਖਮ ਜਾਲਿ ਮਨੁ ਵਾਸਿਆ ॥
baabaa aisaa bikham jaal man vaasi-aa.
O Baba, such is the treacherous trap which has caught my mind;
ਬਿਬਲੁ ਝਾਗਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bibal jhaag sahj pargaasi-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
riding out the waves of the storm, it will be enlightened by intuitive wisdom. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Baba, my mind is caught in such a tricky trap.
Ride out the churning waves of the storm, and a natural, easy wisdom will light it up.
Ride out the storm steadily, and a calm, natural wisdom dawns.
Ride out the storm in your mind, and a calm, natural wisdom dawns.
This is the rahaa-o, the pause line, the center of the shabad. Baabaa aisaa bikham jaal man vaasi-aa: Baba, such a treacherous net has settled in my mind. Bibal jhaag sahj pargaasi-aa, riding out the churning foam and waves, one is lit up by sahj, natural, easy wisdom. Hard times can teach: weathering the storm steadily is how the calm wisdom of sahj dawns. The storm is not the end of the story.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you stay steady when your feelings feel like a storm?
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