Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A heart that has never turned toward the One stays restless and out of tune with itself, never quite at ease.
No small pleasure ever fills it, because it hasn't yet tasted the love of the One, the one thing that satisfies. So it keeps aching, still searching.
A heart that has not yet turned toward the One stays restless and never feels full.
The verse uses very harsh words about a bride who does not know her husband. In Gurbani the bride stands for any soul, man or woman. The point is not an insult about anyone. It is about a heart that has not yet found the One.
"Sahj na jaani-aa" means it has not known sahaj, the easy, natural peace of being close to the One. So no small pleasure fills it up.
Think of trying to fill a bucket that has a hole in the bottom. You keep pouring, but it never gets full.
This verse sets up a contrast. The next verse shows the other side: the heart at ease.
Have you ever kept reaching for more of something and still felt unsatisfied?
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