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ਮੈਂ ਰੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਘੜੀ ਬਣ ਜਾਵਾਂ, ਜਾਂ ਤਾਰ ਟੁੱਟੇ ਸੱਜਣ ਨਾਲੋਂ
I become like a stopped clock when I become disconnected from the Beloved.
main ruki hoi ghari ban javaan, jaan taar tutte sajjan naalon
"When we fall in love with the divine and we forget Him, if we become disconneted with Him even for a short period of time, you'd feel, we feel like a clock which is stopped. We feel like a stopped clock when we become disconnected to our beloved."
ਮੈਂ (main) = I
ਰੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ (ruki hoi) = stopped / halted
ਘੜੀ (ghari) = clock
ਬਣ (ban) = become
ਜਾਵਾਂ (javaan) = may become / become
ਜਾਂ (jaan) = when / if
ਤਾਰ (taar) = connection / wire / link
ਟੁੱਟੇ (tutte) = breaks
ਸੱਜਣ (sajjan) = beloved
ਨਾਲੋਂ (naalon) = from / withThe line expresses the state of spiritual disconnection from the Divine Beloved. As Baba Ji explains, when one falls in love with the Divine and then becomes separated, even briefly, life feels as though it has stopped moving. Like a clock that no longer runs, the heart loses its sense of flow, meaning, and vitality when cut off from remembrance and connection with the Beloved.
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
ਮੈਂ ਰੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਘੜੀ ਬਣ ਜਾਵਾਂ, ਜਾਂ ਤਾਰ ਟੁੱਟੇ ਸੱਜਣ ਨਾਲੋਂ
ਮੈਂ ਰੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਘੜੀ ਬਣ ਜਾਵਾਂ, ਜਾਂ ਤਾਰ ਟੁੱਟੇ ਸੱਜਣ ਨਾਲੋਂ
main ruki hoi ghari ban javaan, jaan taar tutte sajjan naalon
Translation*
I become like a stopped clock when I become disconnected from the Beloved.
Word by Word Translation*
ਮੈਂ (main) = I
ਰੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ (ruki hoi) = stopped / halted
ਘੜੀ (ghari) = clock
ਬਣ (ban) = become
ਜਾਵਾਂ (javaan) = may become / become
ਜਾਂ (jaan) = when / if
ਤਾਰ (taar) = connection / wire / link
ਟੁੱਟੇ (tutte) = breaks
ਸੱਜਣ (sajjan) = beloved
ਨਾਲੋਂ (naalon) = from / with
Literal Translation*
I become a stopped clock — when the connection with the Beloved breaks.
Explanation*
The line expresses the state of spiritual disconnection from the Divine Beloved. As Baba Ji explains, when one falls in love with the Divine and then becomes separated, even briefly, life feels as though it has stopped moving. Like a clock that no longer runs, the heart loses its sense of flow, meaning, and vitality when cut off from remembrance and connection with the Beloved.
Baba ji Explanation
"When we fall in love with the divine and we forget Him, if we become disconneted with Him even for a short period of time, you'd feel, we feel like a clock which is stopped. We feel like a stopped clock when we become disconnected to our beloved."
Bulandpuri Sahib, India
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
