ਦੂਖਨਿ ਗਾਵਉ ਸੁਖਿ ਭੀ ਗਾਵਉ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪੰਥਿ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੀ ॥
dookhan gaava-o sukh bhee gaava-o maarag panth samHaaree.
I sing His Praises while suffering, and I sing His Praises while I am at peace as well. I contemplate Him while I walk along the Path.
ਨਾਮ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਗੁਰਿ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਦੀਆ ਮੋਰੀ ਤਿਸਾ ਬੁਝਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
naam darirh gur man meh dee-aa moree tisaa bujhaaree. ||2||
The Guru has implanted the Naam within my mind, and my thirst has been quenched. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I sing His praises in suffering, and I sing them in peace; I contemplate Him as I walk along the Path.
The Guru implanted the Name in my mind, and my thirst is quenched.
Sing in the hard times and the good times alike — the song doesn't depend on circumstance.
Praise that does not depend on circumstance — "in suffering... in peace... as I walk." The Name is sung in every condition, and the implanted Name quenches the thirst no condition could (cf. Shabad 152).
A Question to Sit With
Can you hold onto what matters equally in hard times and good?
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