Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My One, pour on me the cool water of Your Name.
Deep inside, day and night, I ask only for the Name — for in it I finally find peace.
Like the rainbird that calls and calls for the sky's own raindrop, I thirst — and when that water comes, I'm made new, blossoming green and glad.
This one is a prayer for rain.
The Rahao, the "pause" line, is the center of the shabad. Mayray parabh kirpaa jal dayvhu har naa-ee — my God, give me the water of Your Name. Kirpaa jal means the water of grace, falling like rain. Day and night, I ask for the Name, because in it I find peace.
Then comes the chaatrik, also called the papeeha or rainbird. People say it drinks only raindrops falling from the sky. Nothing else will do. It is a picture of a soul that nothing else can satisfy. Think of a thirsty runner after a race. Only water will help.
When the water comes, the heart goes hari-aa, green again. It blossoms, the way a dry garden turns green after rain. This is vigaas, the heart opening up through love. It is a very tender picture of longing.
Is there something only one specific thing can satisfy for you, like the rainbird waiting for rain?
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