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ਪਈਆਂ ਦੀਵੇ ਤੋਂ ਡਰਨ ਹਨੇਰੀਆਂ, ਨੀ ਮਾਏ ਵੇਖ ਖੇਡ ਓਹਦੀ
The darknesses have begun to fear the lamp; O mother, behold His play.
What a strange game is this that the storms are frightened of the divine lamp.
paiyaan dive ton daran haneriyaan, ni maaye vekh khed ohdi
ਪਈਆਂ (paiyaan) = have fallen into / have begun
ਦੀਵੇ (dive) = lamp
ਤੋਂ (ton) = from / because of
ਡਰਨ (daran) = to fear
ਹਨੇਰੀਆਂ (haneriyaan) = darknesses
ਨੀ (ni) = O (feminine/emotional address)
ਮਾਏ (maaye) = mother
ਵੇਖ (vekh) = see / behold
ਖੇਡ (khed) = play / divine play
ਓਹਦੀ (ohdi) = His / of that oneHave fallen into fearing the lamp, the darknesses — O mother, see His play.
The line reverses the natural image of darkness overpowering light. Here, the divine lamp has become so powerful that darkness itself trembles before it. “ਖੇਡ ਓਹਦੀ” points toward divine play — the mysterious and wondrous way the Divine transforms reality.
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
ਪਈਆਂ ਦੀਵੇ ਤੋਂ ਡਰਨ ਹਨੇਰੀਆਂ, ਨੀ ਮਾਏ ਵੇਖ ਖੇਡ ਓਹਦੀ
paiyaan dive ton daran haneriyaan, ni maaye vekh khed ohdi
Translation*
The darknesses have begun to fear the lamp; O mother, behold His play.
Word by Word Translation*
ਪਈਆਂ (paiyaan) = have fallen into / have begun
ਦੀਵੇ (dive) = lamp
ਤੋਂ (ton) = from / because of
ਡਰਨ (daran) = to fear
ਹਨੇਰੀਆਂ (haneriyaan) = darknesses
ਨੀ (ni) = O (feminine/emotional address)
ਮਾਏ (maaye) = mother
ਵੇਖ (vekh) = see / behold
ਖੇਡ (khed) = play / divine play
ਓਹਦੀ (ohdi) = His / of that one
Literal Translation*
Have fallen into fearing the lamp, the darknesses — O mother, see His play.
Explanation*
The line reverses the natural image of darkness overpowering light. Here, the divine lamp has become so powerful that darkness itself trembles before it. “ਖੇਡ ਓਹਦੀ” points toward divine play — the mysterious and wondrous way the Divine transforms reality.
Baba ji Explanation
What a strange game is this that the storms are frightened of the divine lamp.
Bulandpuri Sahib, India
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
ਪਈਆਂ ਦੀਵੇ ਤੋਂ ਡਰਨ ਹਨੇਰੀਆਂ, ਨੀ ਮਾਏ ਵੇਖ ਖੇਡ ਓਹਦੀ
