Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I'd felt so far away — and then the One gathered me back in.
Now, in good company, I sing about all that is good.
Singing, the ever-fresh, ever-happy One shows up right in my heart.
My whole life feels graced, made the One's own.
I've set down my worrying and gone light and carefree — the aching is done.
"I live by seeing the One — singing of the endless ocean of goodness."
The Chhant resolves, like its neighbors, in reunion and relief. The turn is total: "I was separated, and now He has united me with Himself." The loveliest gift here is chint gaee bhaee nichint — "abandoning anxiety, I have become carefree." This is one of Sikhism's quiet promises: the fruit of trust is nichint, the dropping of the chronic low hum of worry. Not because problems vanish, but because a heart resting in the One no longer carries the weight alone. "My bed is adorned with God" (sej suhaavee) recalls the soul-bride joy of Shabad 10 — intimate, settled gladness. And Guru Arjan signs it with his characteristic "I live by beholding" — the sight of the Beloved is life itself. The colophon (||4||5||8||) marks its place in the Chhant sequence. For a child: when you really trust that you're held and loved, you can finally put down the worrying and feel light.
What is a worry you're carrying that you could try setting down, trusting things will be okay?
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