Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some enjoy their Husband Lord in absolute bliss. Whose door shall I go to?
Those who walk in harmony with the Guru's Will are happy soul-brides. The unwanted bride suffers in pain.
Seeing others in the union you long for deepens both the longing and the search for the path.
The shabad opens with the soul-bride's intensified longing — seeing others in union (sukh paavahi) with their Husband heightens the contrast with her own separation. Kis darvaajai jaao — whose door shall I go to?
The contrast structure: Gurmat (Guru's Will, for the happy soul-bride) vs. manmukhee (self-will, for the suffering discarded bride). The fork again, now in the bride's register.
Have you ever felt inspired — not envious — by someone who had found what you were still seeking? What did that witnessing do to your own seeking?
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