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ਵੇਖ ਕਿਹੋ ਜੇਹਾ ਰੁੱਖ ਬਣ ਆਇਆ, ਸੱਜਣ ਅੱਜ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਾਏ
Look, O mother, what a tree my beloved has become today.
vekh kiho jeha rukh ban aaya, sajjan ajj mera maaye
ਵੇਖ (vekh) = look
ਕਿਹੋ ਜੇਹਾ (kiho jeha) = what kind of
ਰੁੱਖ (rukh) = tree
ਬਣ ਆਇਆ (ban aaya) = has become
ਸੱਜਣ (sajjan) = beloved
ਅੱਜ (ajj) = today
ਮੇਰਾ (mera) = my
ਮਾਏ (maaye) = O motherThe line describes the spiritual growth and maturity of the beloved. The image of a great tree suggests someone who has become established, fruitful, sheltering, and life-giving. The speaker looks upon this transformation with admiration and wonder.
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
ਵੇਖ ਕਿਹੋ ਜੇਹਾ ਰੁੱਖ ਬਣ ਆਇਆ, ਸੱਜਣ ਅੱਜ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਾਏ
ਮਹਿਕਾਂ ਛਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੇ, ਓਹਦੇ ਪੱਤ ਫੁੱਲ ਨੀ ਮਾਏ
ਕਿਸੇ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ, ਦੀ ਮੂਰਤ ਓਹ ਨੀ ਮਾਏ
ਵੇਖ ਕਿਹੋ ਜੇਹਾ ਰੁੱਖ ਬਣ ਆਇਆ, ਸੱਜਣ ਅੱਜ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਾਏ
vekh kiho jeha rukh ban aaya, sajjan ajj mera maaye
Translation*
Look, O mother, what a tree my beloved has become today.
Word by Word Translation*
ਵੇਖ (vekh) = look
ਕਿਹੋ ਜੇਹਾ (kiho jeha) = what kind of
ਰੁੱਖ (rukh) = tree
ਬਣ ਆਇਆ (ban aaya) = has become
ਸੱਜਣ (sajjan) = beloved
ਅੱਜ (ajj) = today
ਮੇਰਾ (mera) = my
ਮਾਏ (maaye) = O mother
Literal Translation*
Explanation*
The line describes the spiritual growth and maturity of the beloved. The image of a great tree suggests someone who has become established, fruitful, sheltering, and life-giving. The speaker looks upon this transformation with admiration and wonder.
Baba ji Explanation
Bulandpuri Sahib, India
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
