Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Where is the doorway that leads to You? What is it even called? Of all the doors in the world, who can find that one?
I have been wandering, a little lost and full of longing, just searching for it. If only someone would come and point the way.
Where is the door to the One's home, and how do I find it? Every honest seeker carries this question.
Jit dar vaseh kavan dar kahee-ai — the door where You live, what is it called? Dar means door. Many seekers in Guru Nanak's time, like the yogis, spoke of the One as behind a special door. Guru Nanak asks: of all the doors in the world, which one is it?
Jis dar kaaran firaa udaasee — for that door, I wander, full of longing. Udaasee means sad, restless, not at home in the world. It is the same word that gave the Udasis their name, a group who left home to wander. Here it means an ache inside, not a way of life.
Think of being new in a big school, looking for the right classroom. You keep hoping someone will say, "It's this way." So dar ko-ee aa-ay kahai — if only someone would come and tell me. The later verses give the answer.
Is there something you are searching for that you cannot quite name?
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