Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 109
Verse 8 of 8

The Beloved Comes Home

ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chhant.
Chhant:
ਸਗਲ ਇਛ ਮੇਰੀ ਪੁੰਨੀਆ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਰਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
sagal ichh mayree punnee-aa mili-aa niranjan raa-ay jee-o.
All my desires are fulfilled, meeting with my Immaculate, Sovereign Lord.
ਅਨਦੁ ਭਇਆ ਵਡਭਾਗੀਹੋ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਆਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
anad bha-i-aa vadbhaageeho garihi pargatay parabh aa-ay jee-o.
I am in ecstasy, O very fortunate ones; the Dear Lord has become manifest in my own home.
ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਲਾਲ ਆਏ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਏ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਕਿਆ ਗਣਾ ॥
garihi laal aa-ay purab kamaa-ay taa kee upmaa ki-aa ganaa.
My Beloved has come to my home, because of my past actions; how can I count His Glories?
ਬੇਅੰਤ ਪੂਰਨ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜ ਦਾਤਾ ਕਵਨ ਰਸਨਾ ਗੁਣ ਭਣਾ ॥
bay-ant pooran sukh sahj daataa kavan rasnaa gun bhanaa.
The Lord, the Giver of peace and intuition, is infinite and perfect; with what tongue can I describe His Glorious Virtues?
ਆਪੇ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਗਹਿ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਏ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
aapay milaa-ay geh kanth laa-ay tis binaa nahee jaa-ay jee-o.
He hugs me close in His embrace, and merges me into Himself; there is no place of rest other than Him.
ਬਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸਦਾ ਕਰਤੇ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੪॥
bal jaa-ay naanak sadaa kartay sabh meh rahi-aa samaa-ay jee-o. ||4||4||
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to the Creator, who is contained in, and permeating all. ||4||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Every wish of mine is fulfilled — I have met my pure, sovereign One.

I am full of joy, lucky friends: the dear One has appeared in my own home.

My Beloved came to my home because of what I did before — how could I count the One's glory?

The Giver of peace and ease is endless and perfect — with what tongue could I tell the One's goodness?

The One holds me close in an embrace and joins me to the One; there is no place to rest but the One.

Nanak says: forever I give myself to the Maker, who lives in and fills everything.

What you have been longing for may be waiting to appear right where you already live.
The deeper layer

Garihi pargatay — the Beloved becomes manifest in one's own home, the recurring insight that the One is found within, not somewhere far off. Purab kamaa-ay — "because of past earning," the love and effort already sown. Kanth laa-ay — gathered into an embrace, the union that closes each Chhant. The seeking ends where it began: at home, within.

A Question to Sit With

What good thing might be closer to home than you usually notice?

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