ਅਨਤ ਤਰੰਗ ਭਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਾ ॥
anat tarang bhagat har rangaa.
Loving devotion to the Lord brings endless waves of joy and delight.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸੂਚੇ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸੰਗਾ ॥
an-din soochay har gun sangaa.
One who dwells with the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day, is sanctified.
ਮਿਥਿਆ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਾਕਤ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥
mithi-aa janam saakat sansaaraa.
The birth into the world of the faithless cynic is totally useless.
ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਜਨੁ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਰਾ ॥੨॥
raam bhagat jan rahai niraaraa. ||2||
The humble devotee of the Lord remains unattached. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Loving the One brings wave upon wave of joy.
The one who lives with the One's praises, night and day, is made whole; but a life closed against the One is wasted.
The humble devotee stays unattached.
Loving the One brings wave after wave of joy — held lightly, without clinging.
Joy is described as oceanic — "endless waves of joy and delight" — for the one who loves. By contrast "the faithless cynic" wastes the gift of a human life. The mark of the genuine devotee is non-attachment even amid the joy — held lightly, the householder's vairaag again.
A Question to Sit With
Can you enjoy something fully and still hold it with an open hand?
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