ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਭਈ ਤਬ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਆਇਓ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸੀਤਲਾਗਿਓ ॥
darisat bha-ee tab bheetar aa-i-o mayraa man an-din seetlaagi-o.
When He is Kind to me, He comes to dwell within my being. Night and day, my mind is calm and peaceful.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਸਿ ਮੰਗਲ ਗਾਏ ਸਬਦੁ ਅਨਾਹਦੁ ਬਾਜਿਓ ॥੪॥੫॥
kaho naanak ras mangal gaa-ay sabad anaahad baaji-o. ||4||5||
Says Nanak, I sing the Songs of Joy; the Unstruck Word of the Shabad resounds within me. ||4||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
And then, when grace arrives, the One comes to live right inside me. The restless waiting turns into a deep, quiet calm, day and night.
Nanak says: now songs of joy pour out of me, and a music with no instrument — a melody that was always playing underneath everything — begins to sound in my heart.
Longing that is finally answered turns from restlessness into a quiet, singing peace.
The union finally comes, and the restless longing of the opening becomes seetal — cool and at peace. The anaahad shabad, the "unstruck melody," is the sound of the divine heard within when the noise of separation quiets — a music not made by any hand. The bride's ache resolves into song.
A Question to Sit With
What does deep calm feel like in your body after a long wait is over?
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