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ਆਵੇ ਦਿਲ 'ਚ ਨਾ ਉਹਦੇ ਲਈ ਉਬਾਲਾ, ਉਹ ਵੀ ਕਾਦਾ ਦਿਲ ਸਜਣਾ
If no passionate stirring arises in the heart for Him, beloved, what kind of heart is that?
aave dil ch na ohde lai ubaala, oh vi kaada dil sajjna
ਆਵੇ (aave) = arises / comes
ਦਿਲ (dil) = heart
' ਚ (ch) = in
ਨਾ (na) = not
ਉਹਦੇ (ohde) = for Him / His
ਲਈ (lai) = for
ਉਬਾਲਾ (ubaala) = surge / stirring / passionate upwelling
ਉਹ (oh) = that
ਵੀ (vi) = also
ਕਾਦਾ (kaada) = what kind of
ਦਿਲ (dil) = heart
ਸਜਣਾ (sajjna) = belovedThe line teaches that a true heart naturally responds to the Beloved with longing, love, and inner movement. If the Divine Beloved does not awaken any yearning, enthusiasm, or loving restlessness within it, then the speaker questions whether such a heart is truly alive to love.
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ਆਵੇ ਦਿਲ 'ਚ ਨਾ ਉਹਦੇ ਲਈ ਉਬਾਲਾ, ਉਹ ਵੀ ਕਾਦਾ ਦਿਲ ਸਜਣਾ
ਜਿਹੜਾ ਟੋਹ ਨਾ ਸਕੇ ਦਿਲ ਉਹਦਾ, ਹੋਊ ਪੱਥਰ ਦਾ ਦਿਲ ਸਜਣਾ
ਆਵੇ ਦਿਲ 'ਚ ਨਾ ਉਹਦੇ ਲਈ ਉਬਾਲਾ, ਉਹ ਵੀ ਕਾਦਾ ਦਿਲ ਸਜਣਾ
aave dil ch na ohde lai ubaala, oh vi kaada dil sajjna
Translation*
If no passionate stirring arises in the heart for Him, beloved, what kind of heart is that?
Word by Word Translation*
ਆਵੇ (aave) = arises / comes
ਦਿਲ (dil) = heart
'ਚ (ch) = in
ਨਾ (na) = not
ਉਹਦੇ (ohde) = for Him / His
ਲਈ (lai) = for
ਉਬਾਲਾ (ubaala) = surge / stirring / passionate upwelling
ਉਹ (oh) = that
ਵੀ (vi) = also
ਕਾਦਾ (kaada) = what kind of
ਦਿਲ (dil) = heart
ਸਜਣਾ (sajjna) = beloved
Literal Translation*
Explanation*
The line teaches that a true heart naturally responds to the Beloved with longing, love, and inner movement. If the Divine Beloved does not awaken any yearning, enthusiasm, or loving restlessness within it, then the speaker questions whether such a heart is truly alive to love.
Baba ji Explanation
Bulandpuri Sahib, India
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
