Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A tongue that never tastes anything good and true is missing out on the sweetest thing there is.
But a heart full of the Name gives the tongue words that taste like honey.
This is the first of a paired set of short, vivid Shaloks about the tongue (rasnaa). The Gurmukhi says, strikingly, "let that tongue be burnt which has not tasted the Name." The intensity is the point — the Gurus considered speech soaked in goodness to be one of life's true delights, a taste (ras). The qMonk voice keeps the vividness gently: a tongue that never tastes what's good and true is missing out. The positive companion follows: a heart full of the Name gives the tongue words that "savor the Shabad" — kind, true words are honey in the mouth.
What are some words that feel sweet to say, and sweet to hear?
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