Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, keep the One, Har, Har, in your thoughts always.
Sing the praises of the One through the Guru's teaching, and you find the One who breaks up all heaviness and sorrow.
Keep the One in mind and sing, and the heaviness lifts.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Har har chayt sadaa man mayray means my mind, remember the One always.
Sabh aalas dookh bhanj means the One breaks away all dullness and sorrow. Aalas is that heavy, sleepy, can't-be-bothered feeling. Dookh is sadness.
How do we meet the One? Gurmat gaavhu gun means through the Guru's teaching, sing the One's goodness. Singing, called kirtan, is like medicine for a heavy heart. Think of how a favorite song can lift you on a gray, rainy day.
What lifts your spirits when you are feeling weighed down?
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