Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Watching the wonderful, playful unfolding of the world, my mind fills with delight.
Your good qualities are endless, O One of the highest, purest joy.
Guru Arjan is saying: watching the world the One made fills me with joy.
Paykh paykh leelaa man aanandaa means "seeing and seeing Your play, my mind is in bliss." Leelaa is the Divine play, the way the whole world unfolds. Aanand is deep joy.
Gun apaar prabh parmaanandaa means "Your good qualities are endless, O God of highest joy." Parmaanand means supreme joy. Think of watching waves at the beach, never the same twice, and never boring. The world is not a trap to run away from. It is a wonder to watch with delight.
What is something ordinary that fills you with wonder when you really look at it?
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