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Verse 4 of 4

Real Joy Washes Away the Old Weight You Carried

ਸਾ ਧਨ ਮਨਿ ਅਨਦੁ ਭਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਮੇਲਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
saa Dhan man anad bha-i-aa har jee-o mayl pi-aaray raam.
Bliss permeates the mind of the soul-bride, who meets her Beloved Lord.
ਸਾ ਧਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਰਸਿ ਰਸੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਅਪਾਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
saa Dhan har kai ras rasee gur kai sabad apaaray raam.
The soul-bride is enraptured with the sublime essence of the Lord, through the incomparable Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਸਬਦਿ ਅਪਾਰੇ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਰੇ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੇ ॥
sabad apaaray milay pi-aaray sadaa gun saaray man vasay.
Through the incomparable Word of the Guru's Shabad, she meets her Beloved; she continually contemplates and enshrines His Glorious Virtues in her mind.
ਸੇਜ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਜਾ ਪਿਰਿ ਰਾਵੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਅਵਗਣ ਨਸੇ ॥
sayj suhaavee jaa pir raavee mil pareetam avgan nasay.
Her bed was adorned when she enjoyed her Husband Lord; meeting with her Beloved, her demerits were erased.
ਜਿਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸੋਹਿਲੜਾ ਜੁਗ ਚਾਰੇ ॥
jit ghar naam har sadaa Dhi-aa-ee-ai sohilrhaa jug chaaray.
That house, within which the Lord's Name is continually meditated upon, resounds with the wedding songs of rejoicing, throughout the four ages.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਅਨਦੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਾਰੇ ॥੪॥੧॥੬॥
naanak naam ratay sadaa anad hai har mili-aa kaaraj saaray. ||4||1||6||
O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, we are in bliss forever; meeting the Lord, our affairs are resolved. ||4||1||6||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

When the meeting happens, pure joy fills the heart — the sweetness pours in and the old regrets simply wash away.

And a home where the One is remembered rings with happy songs through every season, on and on.

Real joy doesn't just add happiness — it washes away the old weight you were carrying.
The deeper layer

The Chhant closes in overflowing anand (bliss): meeting the Beloved, bliss permeates the mind, the sublime essence pours in, and — gently — her demerits were erased: the meeting doesn't just add joy, it washes away the old weight of mistakes. And the final image widens from one heart to a whole home: the house where the Name is remembered resounds with wedding songs through the four ages — through all time. Where love is remembered, celebration never really stops. The soul that began the poem hearing songs in her home ends by promising those songs never fade.

A Question to Sit With

What is a joy so real it makes old worries and mistakes feel light and far away?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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