ਬਦਹੁ ਕੀ ਨ ਹੋਡ ਮਾਧਉ ਮੋ ਸਿਉ ॥
badahu kee na hod maaDha-o mo si-o.
Why not make a bet with me, O Lord of Wealth?
ਠਾਕੁਰ ਤੇ ਜਨੁ ਜਨ ਤੇ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਖੇਲੁ ਪਰਿਓ ਹੈ ਤੋ ਸਿਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
thaakur tay jan jan tay thaakur khayl pari-o hai to si-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
From the master comes the servant, and from the servant, comes the master. This is the game I play with You. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Maadha-o, why not make a bet with me?
From the Master comes the servant, and from the servant, the Master. This is the game I play with You.
Love with the One is a game you play together, never apart.
A playful bet with Maadha-o, a name for the One, sets up a game (khayl): from the One comes the loving one, and in love the One comes near again, a to-and-fro in which they are never apart. Intimacy, not distance, is the key.
A Question to Sit With
What is a game or back-and-forth you share with someone you completely trust?
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