Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The hearts that are close get to feel that closeness all the time.
'I don't feel so lucky,' I wonder — 'will I ever be held close too?' And the longing itself is a kind of reaching.
The verse voices the ache of watching others feel close while you wait: "the soul-bride continually enjoys her Husband; I have no good fortune — will He ever hold me close?" The qMonk voice, per the wellbeing rules, keeps the honest longing but frames it as a reaching rather than despair — the very wish to be held close is already the heart turning toward love. The shabad's next verse answers it. For a child: it's okay to long to be held close, even when it feels far off — the longing itself is your heart reaching.
When you long to feel close and included, what small step could you take toward it?
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