Sing the Name that lifts everyone, however far they have wandered; the One has made this life worthwhile — so place your hope in the Name, and the sense of separation vanishes.
The Arc
Say the Naam. It lifts up everyone, however far they have wandered. Nobody is too far gone. The One fills the water and the land, every street and every room, so no one is out of reach. Sing it every day, and pain loosens its hold. Meeting the Guru turns a life into something that bears fruit, like a tree that finally gives mangoes. That fruit ripens when you sing with the Sangat. And your hopes? Put them in the Naam. Hope that rests, instead of grabbing, is calm. In that calm, the feeling of being split off from everything fades. At the centre, the Rahao: say the Naam that lifts up everyone, and sing it every day.
Key Vocabulary
partaal: a rhythmic form that shifts its beat
patit paavno: the lifter of all who have wandered
bhagat taarno: who carries the devoted across
safal janam: a fruitful life
mukat daataa: the giver of freedom
aasaa... niraasee: hope... free of hope
Themes and Cross-Connections
Vich aasaa ho-ay niraasee — in the midst of hope, becoming free of hope — is the shabad's koan-like jewel: not despair, but hope so restful it stops grasping. The Partaal form, which shifts its rhythm, suits a shabad that lifts the fallen and turns hope inside out.
For Raag Bilaaval
A bright, rhythmic close to this set of Bilaaval shabads: the raag of well-being carried on a shifting beat, singing of a life made worthwhile and a hope that has learned to rest.
Translation Notes
The Rahao's patit paavno ("Purifier of sinners") is rendered as "the One who lifts everyone, however far they have wandered," keeping the tone hopeful and setting aside the language of sin and shame.
Hukumnama
Subject: Say the Naam that lifts up everyone Preview: water and land full of the Naam, a life that bears fruit, singing together, a hope that rests.
Today: Say the Naam. It lifts up everyone, however far they have wandered. Nobody is too far gone. The One fills the water and the land, every street and every room, so no one is out of reach. Sing it every day, and pain loosens its hold. Meeting the Guru turns a life into something that bears fruit, like a tree that finally gives mangoes. That fruit ripens when you sing with the Sangat. And your hopes? Put them in the Naam. Hope that rests, instead of grabbing, is calm. In that calm, the feeling of being split off from everything fades.
The Naam lifts everyone, so say it every day.
For today: Sing one shabad today with your family or the Sangat.
Sing the Name that lifts everyone, however far they have wandered; the One has made this life worthwhile — so place your hope in the Name, and the sense of separation vanishes.
The Arc
Say the Naam. It lifts up everyone, however far they have wandered. Nobody is too far gone. The One fills the water and the land, every street and every room, so no one is out of reach. Sing it every day, and pain loosens its hold. Meeting the Guru turns a life into something that bears fruit, like a tree that finally gives mangoes. That fruit ripens when you sing with the Sangat. And your hopes? Put them in the Naam. Hope that rests, instead of grabbing, is calm. In that calm, the feeling of being split off from everything fades. At the centre, the Rahao: say the Naam that lifts up everyone, and sing it every day.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Vich aasaa ho-ay niraasee — in the midst of hope, becoming free of hope — is the shabad's koan-like jewel: not despair, but hope so restful it stops grasping. The Partaal form, which shifts its rhythm, suits a shabad that lifts the fallen and turns hope inside out.
For Raag Bilaaval
A bright, rhythmic close to this set of Bilaaval shabads: the raag of well-being carried on a shifting beat, singing of a life made worthwhile and a hope that has learned to rest.
Translation Notes
The Rahao's patit paavno ("Purifier of sinners") is rendered as "the One who lifts everyone, however far they have wandered," keeping the tone hopeful and setting aside the language of sin and shame.
Hukumnama
Subject: Say the Naam that lifts up everyone Preview: water and land full of the Naam, a life that bears fruit, singing together, a hope that rests.
Today: Say the Naam. It lifts up everyone, however far they have wandered. Nobody is too far gone. The One fills the water and the land, every street and every room, so no one is out of reach. Sing it every day, and pain loosens its hold. Meeting the Guru turns a life into something that bears fruit, like a tree that finally gives mangoes. That fruit ripens when you sing with the Sangat. And your hopes? Put them in the Naam. Hope that rests, instead of grabbing, is calm. In that calm, the feeling of being split off from everything fades.
The Naam lifts everyone, so say it every day.
For today: Sing one shabad today with your family or the Sangat.