Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is a single Presence living inside all the countless forms. It delights in every heart at once.
Says Ravidas, the Beloved is closer to you than your own hands and feet. Whatever unfolds in its own natural time, unfolds just as it should.
The One lives in every heart, and is closer to you than your own hands.
Sarbay ayk anaykai su-aamee — the one Master lives in all the many forms. Sabh ghat bhogvai so-ee — the One enjoys life in every heart. That is Ik Onkaar, "there is One," once more.
Then Ravidas makes it close and personal. Haath pai nayrai — nearer than your hands and feet. Think of looking all over the house for your glasses while they sit on your head. The One is never far away, waiting to be reached. The One is right here, waiting to be noticed.
The shabad ends with sehjay ho-ay so ho-ee — whatever happens in its own natural way, will happen. Sehaj means ease, a calm, natural flow. It is a quiet trust that life unfolds just as it should.
If the Divine is closer than your own hands, where might you look to find it?
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