Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without my Beloved, my breath cannot last a single moment. I feel I would die without seeing the One, O my mother!
Blessed, blessed is my great good fortune: I have come to the Guru's shelter.
Meeting the Guru, I have seen the One.
Love can make a heart ache to be near the One, and finding the Guru is pure blessing.
Mayray ik khin paraan na raheh bin pareetam — my breath cannot last a moment without my Beloved. The verse uses the strongest words love has, calling out to "my mother." This is the old language of viraha, the deep ache of missing someone you love. It means longing. Think of missing a parent who is away on a long trip. Every day feels too long.
Dhan Dhan vad bhaag — blessed, blessed is my great good fortune. The seeker has come to the Guru's shelter. Har gur mil darsan paa-i-aa — meeting the Guru, I have seen the One. Darsan means a loving glimpse. This good fortune is a gift of grace, freely given, not a prize for being good.
What do you miss so much that missing it points you toward it?
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