ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਣਿ ਜਮ ਤੇ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਹਲਤਿ ਪਲਤਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
jaa kai simran jam tay chhutee-ai halat palat sukh paa-ee-ai.
Meditating in remembrance on Him, we escape from the Messenger of Death; here and hereafter, we obtain peace.
ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਜਪਹੁ ਜਪੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਨੀਤ ਨੀਤ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
saas giraas japahu jap rasnaa neet neet gun gaa-ee-ai. ||2||
With every breath and morsel of food, meditate, and chant with your tongue, continually, each and every day; sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Remembering Him, we slip past the messenger of death; here and hereafter, we find peace.
With every breath and every bite, chant with your tongue, day after day, and sing His praises.
Woven through every breath and bite, remembrance slips you right past the fear of death.
Remembrance disarms death ("we escape from the Messenger of Death") and brings peace "here and hereafter." And the method is the now-familiar continuity: "with every breath and morsel of food... each and every day" — the Name woven through the whole of ordinary life (cf. Shabad 82, Shabad 121).
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