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ਭੁੱਲੇ ਬੈਠੇ ਸਾਂ ਜਗ ਨੂੰ ਵੇ ਸਾਈਆਂ, ਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਤਰੀਕ ਆ ਗਈ
O Beloved, we had become forgetful of the world, and then the date of departure arrived.
bhulle baithe saan jag nu ve saaiyaan, te jaan di tareek aa gai
ਭੁੱਲੇ (bhulle) = having forgotten
ਬੈਠੇ ਸਾਂ (baithe saan) = were sitting / remained
ਜਗ (jag) = world
ਨੂੰ (nu) = object marker
ਵੇ (ve) = O!
ਸਾਈਆਂ (saaiyaan) = beloved / master
ਤੇ (te) = and / then
ਜਾਣ (jaan) = leaving / departing
ਦੀ (di) = of
ਤਰੀਕ (tareek) = date / appointed time
ਆ ਗਈ (aa gai) = arrivedThe line describes a seeker who had become absorbed in the Beloved and detached from worldly concerns. In that state of love and remembrance, the moment of departure arrived unexpectedly. The line carries both the sweetness of spiritual absorption and the pain of separation when the time comes to leave.
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
ਭੁੱਲੇ ਬੈਠੇ ਸਾਂ ਜਗ ਨੂੰ ਵੇ ਸਾਈਆਂ, ਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਤਰੀਕ ਆ ਗਈ
ਵੇਹੜੇ ਚੰਦਨ ਦੇ ਬੈਠ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹੋਏ, ਤੇ ਫੁੱਟ ਫੁੱਟ ਅੱਜ ਰੋ ਪਈ
ਭੁੱਲੇ ਬੈਠੇ ਸਾਂ ਜਗ ਨੂੰ ਵੇ ਸਾਈਆਂ, ਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਤਰੀਕ ਆ ਗਈ
bhulle baithe saan jag nu ve saaiyaan, te jaan di tareek aa gai
Translation*
O Beloved, we had become forgetful of the world, and then the date of departure arrived.
Word by Word Translation*
ਭੁੱਲੇ (bhulle) = having forgotten
ਬੈਠੇ ਸਾਂ (baithe saan) = were sitting / remained
ਜਗ (jag) = world
ਨੂੰ (nu) = object marker
ਵੇ (ve) = O!
ਸਾਈਆਂ (saaiyaan) = beloved / master
ਤੇ (te) = and / then
ਜਾਣ (jaan) = leaving / departing
ਦੀ (di) = of
ਤਰੀਕ (tareek) = date / appointed time
ਆ ਗਈ (aa gai) = arrived
Literal Translation*
Forgetful sitting were of the world, O Beloved — and the date of leaving arrived.
Explanation*
The line describes a seeker who had become absorbed in the Beloved and detached from worldly concerns. In that state of love and remembrance, the moment of departure arrived unexpectedly. The line carries both the sweetness of spiritual absorption and the pain of separation when the time comes to leave.
Baba ji Explanation
Bulandpuri Sahib, India
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
