Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Away with you, laziness — I've got something far better to do: turn my heart toward the One.
And the moment I do, I feel lit up and lovely, delighting in that love with every breath.
The shabad opens with a wonderfully brisk, cheerful command — jaahu, aalas! — be gone, laziness! — the voice of someone shaking off sluggishness to do the thing that actually makes them happy. And the reward is immediate: turning to the One, I look beautiful, I live by remembering with each breath, the pain of separation grows shy and slips away. This isn't grim duty; it's the discovery that the thing you kept putting off is the thing that fills you with joy. Sometimes the cure for a heavy, lazy mood is simply to start — and delight rushes in behind you.
What's a good thing you feel better for doing, even when you didn't feel like starting?
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