ਬਿਨੁ ਮਿਲਬੇ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਨ ਊਪਜੈ ਤਿਲੁ ਪਲੁ ਰਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
bin milbay saaNt na oopjai til pal rahan na jaa-ay.
Without meeting Him, I have no peace or tranquility; I cannot survive for a moment, even for an instant.
ਹਰਿ ਸਾਧਹ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਸ ਪੁਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
har saaDhah sarnaagatee naanak aas pujaa-ay. ||2||
Entering the Sanctuary of the Lord's Holy Saints, O Nanak, my desires are fulfilled. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without meeting the One, no peace comes to me; I cannot stay even a moment.
Nanak says: in the shelter of the One's holy people, my longing is fulfilled.
Restlessness eases when you finally find your way to what you were missing.
Bin milbay saant na oopjai — no peace arises apart from the meeting. The answer, again, is saadhah sarnaagatee — the shelter of the holy; longing is not scolded but guided toward its fulfillment.
A Question to Sit With
What is worth being a little restless for until you reach it?
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