Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru, free and unattached, the true yogi, has won every heart.
In each and every heart, he plays a quiet harp.
A quiet music plays inside every single heart.
Bairaagee jogee — the free, unattached one, the true yogi. The verse is speaking of the Guru. A bairaagee is someone who does not cling to things.
Ghat ghat kinguree vaa-ee — in each and every heart, he plays the kinguree. A kinguree is a string instrument that yogis carried, a bit like a small harp.
Here the instrument moves inside. The awake one does not bring the music from outside. He wakes up a music already there in everyone.
Think of a room full of guitars. Pluck one string, and the same string on the other guitars starts to hum too. Every heart has that string. No one is left out.
When have you felt a quiet joy playing inside you for no clear reason?
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