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Give Me Eyes to See You

ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
soohee mehlaa 5.
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਦਰਸੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
kar kirpaa mayray pareetam su-aamee naytar daykheh daras tayraa raam.
Be Merciful, O my Beloved Lord and Master, that I may behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan with my eyes.
ਲਾਖ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਦੇਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਮੁਖੁ ਹਰਿ ਆਰਾਧੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
laakh jihvaa dayh mayray pi-aaray mukh har aaraaDhay mayraa raam.
Please bless me, O my Beloved, with thousands of tongues, to worship and adore You with my mouth, O Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਆਰਾਧੇ ਜਮ ਪੰਥੁ ਸਾਧੇ ਦੂਖੁ ਨ ਵਿਆਪੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
har aaraaDhay jam panth saaDhay dookh na vi-aapai ko-ee.
Worshipping the Lord in adoration, the Path of Death is overcome, and no pain or suffering will afflict you.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਜਤ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਤ ਸੋਈ ॥
jal thal mahee-al pooran su-aamee jat daykhaa tat so-ee.
The Lord and Master is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; wherever I look, there He is.
ਭਰਮ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਨਾਠੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨੇਰ ਹੂ ਤੇ ਨੇਰਾ ॥
bharam moh bikaar naathay parabh nayr hoo tay nayraa.
Doubt, attachment and corruption are gone. God is the nearest of the near.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਜੈ ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਦਰਸੁ ਤੇਰਾ ॥੧॥
naanak ka-o parabh kirpaa keejai naytar daykheh daras tayraa. ||1||
Please bless Nanak with Your Merciful Grace, O God, that his eyes may behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Be kind, my Beloved — let my eyes see You.

Give me a thousand tongues, if that's what it takes, so my whole mouth can praise You.

Keeping You in mind, even the fear of death loses its power and no pain can settle in; for You fill the water, the land, the sky — wherever I look, there You are. Doubt and clinging fall away, because You are nearer than the nearest thing.

The One is nearer than the nearest thing — closer than your own breath.
The deeper layer

This verse is a prayer from someone who loves the One so much that one body doesn't feel like enough.

Laakh jihvaa means a hundred thousand tongues. The heart asks for them, so it can praise without end. Think of a friend who is so happy to see you that one hug isn't enough. Love always wants more room.

Nayr hoo tay nayraa: the One is nearer than the nearest thing, closer than your own breath.

This whole shabad (a hymn from the Guru Granth Sahib) is a prayer for more senses: more eyes, more ears, more hands. They are all asked for to meet a closeness that is already complete.

A Question to Sit With

If you could see and thank the One you love most, what would you want to say?

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