ਬਿਸਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਬਹੂ ਹੀਏ ਤੇ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਪਾਵਹੁ ॥
bisar naahee kabhoo hee-ay tay ih biDh man meh paavhu.
May I never forget the Lord within my heart; please, instill such understanding within my mind.
ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਭੇਟਿਓ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਤਹਿ ਨ ਧਾਵਹੁ ॥੨॥੩॥੩੧॥
gur pooraa bhayti-o vadbhaagee jan naanak kateh na Dhaavahu. ||2||3||31||
By great good fortune, servant Nanak has met with the Perfect Guru, and now, he will not go anywhere else. ||2||3||31||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
May You always live here in my heart — settle that steadiness deep in my mind.
By great good fortune I have met the perfect teaching, and now I would not wander off anywhere else.
When you find what your heart was chasing, the wandering can finally stop.
The closing turns the old "may I never forget" into its warm positive: bisar naahee kabhoo hee-ay tay — may the One always stay in my heart. Ih bidh man meh paavhu — settle this understanding within me. And the last line names arrival: kateh na dhaavahu — no more wandering off. Having found what the heart was chasing everywhere, the restless searching quietly ends.
A Question to Sit With
What is something that, once you found it, made you stop looking elsewhere?
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