Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, say the One's Name and hold it forever.
You will live in joy, day and night, and the deepest wishes of your heart will come true.
Here the soul gently coaches its own mind toward what is good for it.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Mayray man har jap sadaa dhi-aa-ay — O my mind, say the One's Name and hold it forever. It is like talking kindly to yourself before a hard test: "Come on, you can do this."
The promise is joy that lasts, sadaa anand, day and night. It also says you will get what you wish for. Read with the whole shabad, the heart's truest wish turns out to be the One itself. So the wish and the gift are the same thing.
How do you talk to yourself when you want to steer your own mind somewhere better?
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