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Met After a Long Wait

ਮੋਹਿ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਅਨਾਥੁ ਸਰਣੀ ਆਇਆ ॥
mohi nirgun anaath sarnee aa-i-aa.
I am unworthy and without any master; I seek Your Sanctuary, Lord.
ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਜਿਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥
bal bal bal gurdayv jin naam drirh-aa-i-aa.
I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Divine Guru, who has implanted the Naam within me.
ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਆ ਕੁਸਲੁ ਥੀਆ ਸਰਬ ਇਛਾ ਪੁੰਨੀਆ ॥
gur naam dee-aa kusal thee-aa sarab ichhaa punnee-aa.
The Guru blessed me with the Naam; happiness came, and all my desires were fulfilled.
ਜਲਨੇ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਆਈ ਮਿਲੇ ਚਿਰੀ ਵਿਛੁੰਨਿਆ ॥
jalnay bujhaa-ee saaNt aa-ee milay chiree vichhunni-aa.
The fire of desire has been quenched, and peace and tranquility have come; after such a long separation, I have met my Lord again.
ਆਨੰਦ ਹਰਖ ਸਹਜ ਸਾਚੇ ਮਹਾ ਮੰਗਲ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਆ ॥
aanand harakh sahj saachay mahaa mangal gun gaa-i-aa.
I have found ecstasy, pleasure and true intuitive poise, singing the great glories, the song of bliss of the Lord.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੨॥
binvant naanak naam parabh kaa gur pooray tay paa-i-aa. ||4||2||
Prays Nanak, I have obtained the Name of God from the Perfect Guru. ||4||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I have no goodness of my own and no one to protect me; I have come to Your shelter.

Again and again I give myself to the Guru, who planted the Naam firmly in me.

The Guru gave me the Naam; all became well, and every wish was fulfilled.

The fire of wanting is put out and peace has come; after so long apart, I have met the One again.

Joy, delight, true and natural ease — I sang the great glad song of the One's goodness.

Nanak prays: I received the Naam of the One from the perfect Guru.

You do not have to arrive full and finished — an open, empty hand is enough.
The deeper layer

Mohi nirgun anaath — "I am without virtue, without a protector." It is the honest voice of someone arriving with empty hands, with no put-down of oneself in it. Jalnay bujhaa-ee — the fire of craving is put out, bringing saant (peace). Chiree vichhunni-aa — meeting after a long separation, the reunion that is the emotional core of the Chhant. Sahj is natural ease, the settled state that follows.

A Question to Sit With

When has letting go of a craving brought you unexpected peace?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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