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Verse 3 of 10

You're Never Wandering Alone

ਜਹ ਜਹ ਮਨ ਤੂੰ ਧਾਵਦਾ ਤਹ ਤਹ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
jah jah man tooN Dhaavdaa tah tah har tayrai naalay.
Wherever you wander, O my mind, the Lord is there with you.
ਮਨ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਛੋਡੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
man si-aanap chhodee-ai gur kaa sabad samaalay.
Renounce your cleverness, O my mind, and reflect upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਸਾਥਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਹੇ ॥
saath tayrai so saho sadaa hai ik khin har naam samaalhay.
Your Husband Lord is always with you, if you remember the Lord's Name, even for an instant.
ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਪਾਪ ਕਟੇ ਅੰਤਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਵਹੇ ॥
janam janam kay tayray paap katay ant param pad paavhay.
The sins of countless incarnations shall be washed away, and in the end, you shall obtain the supreme status.
ਸਾਚੇ ਨਾਲਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਗੰਢੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
saachay naal tayraa gandh laagai gurmukh sadaa samaalay.
You shall be linked to the True Lord, and as Gurmukh, remember Him forever.
ਇਉ ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਹ ਮਨ ਤੂੰ ਧਾਵਦਾ ਤਹ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਸਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥੩॥
i-o kahai naanak jah man tooN Dhaavdaa tah har tayrai sadaa naalay. ||3||
Thus says Nanak: wherever you go, O my mind, the Lord is there with you. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Wherever you wander, dear mind, the One is right there with you.

So set down the cleverness and take the wise word to heart. Remember, even for a moment, and old burdens wash clean away.

You're never wandering alone — and a single moment of remembering can wash old weight away.
The deeper layer

The verse repeats a line the raag loves — jithai jaao tithai... naali, wherever you go, the One is with you — and pairs it with the counsel to renounce cleverness (chaturaa-ee) and simply reflect on the Shabad. The promise is generous: remember even for an instant and the sins of countless lifetimes wash away. Cleverness keeps trying to earn its way; the verse says the way is simpler and kinder than that — turn toward what's already beside you, and the weight you've carried lifts.

A Question to Sit With

Does it feel different to imagine you're never truly alone, wherever you go?

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