Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The heaviness of countless mistakes is wiped away by keeping the One in mind. Body and heart come clean and calm.
Looking on that face of perfect beauty, every hope in me is answered. In that seeing, even my deepest hunger is fed.
This one names two hungers, and both are fed.
The first is the weight of our mistakes. Kot janam kay kilbikh naaseh — the wrongs of millions of lifetimes are erased. The feeling of piled-up failure is lifted. Paavan tan man sukh — body and mind become pure and find peace.
The second hunger is deeper. Daykh saroop pooran bha-ee aasaa — seeing that beautiful form, my hopes are fulfilled. Darsan bhaytat utree bhukh — meeting the One face to face, my bhukh, my hunger, is gone.
This is the restlessness the whole raag has named: the appetite that nothing could fill. Now it's finally fed. Not by getting more, but by seeing the One. Think of a kid who is homesick at camp. No snack or game helps. Then their parent walks in, and the ache is gone at once.
The endless wanting ends not in being worn out, but in being full.
What's a hunger inside you that more stuff never seems to fill? What might actually fill it?
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