Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My clinging to Maya, the pull of passing things, is gone.
The cool moon has swallowed the hot sun: calm has taken in the restless heat.
When I was fully focused and merged into the One who is everywhere,
the unstruck music began to play.
When restlessness cools down, a quiet inner music begins.
Chookee-alay moh ma-i-aasaa — my clinging to Maya, the pull of passing things, is gone. Then comes a picture from yoga. Sas keeno soor giraasaa — the moon swallowed the sun. In yoga, the moon stands for coolness and the sun for heat. So a cool calm swallowed up the restless heat inside.
When Kabir melted into the One who is everywhere, the anhad beenaa began to play. Anhad means unstruck. It is music that no one plays on any instrument. It is the sound of a heart that has come to rest. Think of a house gone quiet at night, when you can hear your own calm breathing.
What quiets the restless heat in you?
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