Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The rainbird cries, "Beloved!" and the songbird sings the sacred Word.
The heart that pleases the One enjoys every sweetness and rests in the Beloved's embrace. That heart is blessed.
The One made the nine doors of the body, and a palace high above them, and lives in that home deep inside.
Everything is Yours, and You are my Beloved. Night and day I celebrate Your love.
Nanak says: the rainbird cries, "Beloved! Beloved!" and the songbird is made beautiful by the Word.
The babeeha (rainbird) was said in old poetry to cry only for the one it longs for, and the kokil (songbird) to sing the sweetest note — here it sings the Bani itself. The nine houses are the body's ordinary gates; the Royal Mansion of the Tenth Gate (dasam duaar) is the inner room where the One dwells (nij ghar), a palace high inside. Sohagan is the blessed, united heart. The birds' cry is a longing that is already turning into song.
What is something you love so much you would happily call its name all day?
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