ਸੂਕੇ ਕਾਸਟ ਹਰੇ ਚਲੂਲ ॥
sookay kaasat haray chalool.
The dry wood blossoms forth in greenery and red flowers;
ਊਚੈ ਥਲਿ ਫੂਲੇ ਕਮਲ ਅਨੂਪ ॥
oochai thal foolay kamal anoop.
in the high desert, the beautiful lotus flower blooms.
ਅਗਨਿ ਨਿਵਾਰੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦੇਵ ॥
agan nivaaree satgur dayv.
The Divine True Guru puts out the fire.
ਸੇਵਕੁ ਅਪਨੀ ਲਾਇਓ ਸੇਵ ॥੩॥
sayvak apnee laa-i-o sayv. ||3||
He links His servant to His service. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Dead, dry wood bursts into green leaves and red flowers.
High on the parched desert, a beautiful lotus opens.
The divine True Guru puts out the fire that was burning inside,
and links the servant to the work of serving.
What looked dead and dry can bloom again.
A life thought finished can come back to bloom: sookay kaasat haray, dry wood turning green. The agan (fire) is the burning of restless craving. The True Guru cools it and then puts the hands to good use (sayv, service).
A Question to Sit With
Have you ever seen something come back to life after it seemed finished?
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