Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There are all kinds of songs and shows that sparkle for a moment and then fade, leaving you right where you started.
One song heals: the song of the One, sung from love. It is like good medicine: sing it, and the ache of feeling separate begins to melt away.
One song heals: the praise of the One.
Geet raag ghan taal se kooray — songs, tunes and rhythms are false. Kooray means false. This is not against music, since the shabad itself prizes singing the One's praises. It means songs and shows that sparkle for a moment and then fade.
Tarihu gun are the three moods of the world that keep people coming and going, far from the One. Doojee durmat darad na jaa-ay — in doojee, feeling split off from the One, the pain of a twisted mind does not leave.
Chhootai gurmukh daaroo gun gaa-ay — the one who turns to the Guru is set free by taking the medicine: singing the One's praises. Daaroo means medicine. Like good medicine, the song works from the inside.
Is there a song or activity that makes you feel more whole, not just entertained?
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