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Verse 2 of 4

The Good You're Looking For Is Right Here

ਨਿਰਗੁਣਵੰਤੜੀਏ ਪਿਰੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਹਦੂਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
nirgunvant-rhee-ay pir daykh hadooray raam.
O worthless bride, see your Husband Lord ever-present.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਰਾਵਿਆ ਮੁਈਏ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
gurmukh jinee raavi-aa mu-ee-ay pir rav rahi-aa bharpooray raam.
One who, as Gurmukh, enjoys her Husband Lord, O mortal bride, knows Him to be all-pervading everywhere.
ਪਿਰੁ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ਵੇਖੁ ਹਜੂਰੇ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਤਾ ॥
pir rav rahi-aa bharpooray vaykh hajooray jug jug ayko jaataa.
The Lord is all-pervading everywhere; behold Him ever-present. Throughout the ages, know Him as the One.
ਧਨ ਬਾਲੀ ਭੋਲੀ ਪਿਰੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਰਾਵੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕਰਮ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥
Dhan baalee bholee pir sahj raavai mili-aa karam biDhaataa.
The young, innocent bride enjoys her Husband Lord; she meets Him, the Architect of karma.
ਜਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਭਾਖਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਿ ਰਹੀ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥
jin har ras chaakhi-aa sabad subhaakhi-aa har sar rahee bharpooray.
One who tastes the sublime essence of the Lord, and utters the sublime Word of the Shabad, remains immersed in the Lord's Ambrosial Pool.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਸਾ ਪਿਰ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਬਦੇ ਰਹੈ ਹਦੂਰੇ ॥੨॥
naanak kaaman saa pir bhaavai sabday rahai hadooray. ||2||
O Nanak, that soul bride is pleasing to her Husband Lord, who, through the Shabad, remains in His Presence. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

See the One as right here, ever-present — not far away.

A heart turned toward the One sees it everywhere, in every age and place.

Someone who tastes that sweetness and speaks good words stays soaked in a pool of peace.

The good you're looking for is right here, ever-present everywhere — not far off in the distance.
The deeper layer

The verse gently re-frames the "worthless bride" (the one who feels unworthy) with an instruction, not a scolding: hazoor — "see your Beloved ever-present." The one who realizes this "knows Him all-pervading everywhere." Again the raag's steady correction: the One isn't distant; it's here, and a turned heart sees it everywhere and stays "immersed in the Ambrosial Pool." For a child: the good you're looking for is right here, present everywhere — not far off.

A Question to Sit With

Where might goodness be 'ever-present' around you that you sometimes forget to notice?

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