ਅਬ ਢੂਢਨ ਕਤਹੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
ab dhoodhan katahu na jaa-ee.
Now, I do not go searching anywhere else,
ਗੋਬਿਦ ਭੇਟੇ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਸਾਈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gobid bhaytay gur gosaa-ee. rahaa-o.
because I have met the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. ||Pause||
ਆਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਰਬਾਰਾ ॥
aa-i-aa parabh darbaaraa.
When I came to God's Darbaar, His Holy Court,
ਤਾ ਸਗਲੀ ਮਿਟੀ ਪੂਕਾਰਾ ॥
taa saglee mitee pookaaraa.
then all of my cries and complaints were settled.
ਲਬਧਿ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਾਈ ॥
labaDh aapnee paa-ee.
Now that I have attained what I had sought,
ਤਾ ਕਤ ਆਵੈ ਕਤ ਜਾਈ ॥੨॥
taa kat aavai kat jaa-ee. ||2||
where should I come and where should I go? ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Now I do not go searching anywhere else -- I have met the One who is the whole world's teacher.
When I stepped into His presence, every complaint inside me went quiet. I found the very thing I had been looking for. Where would I wander now?
When you truly find what you were seeking, the searching itself grows quiet.
This is the Rahau, the still center of the shabad. Ab dhoodhan katahu na jaa-ee -- the searching stops, because what was sought has been found. Kat aavai kat jaa-ee -- no more coming and going, no more restless looking.
A Question to Sit With
What have you been searching for that might already be closer than you think?
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