Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So much of chasing after that shine is like a dream — and the dreamer does not realize they are dreaming.
Half-asleep, they keep clinging to the pictures in the dream as if they were solid.
This one means we can be caught in a dream and not know we are dreaming.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad.
ih supnaa sovat nahee jaanai — this is a dream, but the sleeper does not know it. Supnaa means dream. Chasing the world's shine is like that. It feels solid while we are inside it.
achayt bivasthaa meh laptaanai — half asleep, a person keeps clinging to it. Think of a dream where you win a huge prize. You hold it tight. Then you wake up, and your hands are empty. The good news is that waking up is possible. The shabad is a gentle nudge.
Have you ever been so absorbed in something that it felt more real than it was?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI