Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is an old picture of someone waiting eagerly by the door, shooing away birds, watching the road, longing for a beloved to arrive.
That longing is a kind of love. And the good news is that the One we long for is never truly far — turning toward the Beloved with a full heart is itself the beginning of the meeting.
kaag udaavat bhujaa piraanee — in folk imagery, one shoos crows while awaiting a loved one's arrival; the arm grows tired from the long wait. ih kathaa siraanee — this is how the story goes. Rendered as the ache of longing love (viraha) rather than a death-omen; the close reassures that longing turned toward the Beloved is already a meeting.
What is something you look forward to so much that the waiting itself feels full?
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