Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Listening and singing about the One brings more good than mountains of generous feasts.
Remembering, whole families and generations are lifted along with you.
It makes a person shine — though what praise of the One could ever be enough?
I'll never forget the One, the beloved of my heart; I keep longing just to see.
What a blessed day, when the endless One holds me close.
Everything turns out good — I met the One my heart most loves.
This one says turning toward the One lifts up everyone around you.
Ka-ee kotik jag falaa — the fruits of millions of charity feasts come to those who listen to and sing the One's praise. This does not wave away generosity. Sikhs treasure vand chhako, sharing what you have. The verse says the inner turn is the root that real goodness grows from.
And remembering is not selfish. Kul saglay taaray — all your generations are carried across. Your own turning toward good blesses the people around you, and those who come after you.
Think of dropping a pebble in a pond. The ripples spread out, wider and wider, until they reach the far edge.
The verse ends with the longed-for hug. Subh divas aa-ay — what a blessed day, when the One holds me close. Darshan, the sight of the Beloved, is finally given, and the heart is full of thanks.
How might one person becoming kinder and calmer make a whole family happier?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI