ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raag sorath mehlaa 5.
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਛਤ੍ਰ ਮੇਘ ਘਟਾ ਘਟ ਦਾਮਨਿ ਚਮਕਿ ਡਰਾਇਓ ॥
dah dis chhatar maygh ghataa ghat daaman chamak daraa-i-o.
In the ten directions, the clouds cover the sky like a canopy; through the dark clouds, lightning flashes, and I am terrified.
ਸੇਜ ਇਕੇਲੀ ਨੀਦ ਨਹੁ ਨੈਨਹ ਪਿਰੁ ਪਰਦੇਸਿ ਸਿਧਾਇਓ ॥੧॥
sayj ikaylee need nahu nainah pir pardays siDhaa-i-o. ||1||
By bed is empty, and my eyes are sleepless; my Husband Lord has gone far away. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Clouds spread across the whole sky and lightning flashes, and my heart feels small and alone.
The room is empty and sleep will not come, because the One I love feels so far away.
Missing something you love deeply is itself a sign of how much it matters.
This shabad uses the ancient image of viraha -- the ache of a lover separated from the beloved -- to describe the soul missing the One. The storm is the loneliness; the empty bed is a heart that cannot rest while it feels far from what it loves.
A Question to Sit With
When you miss someone very much, what does that missing tell you about your love for them?
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