Sing, Hear, and Write It Down

ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਸੁਨਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੇਇ ॥

gun gaa-ay sun likh day-ay.

One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and hears them, and writes them,

ਸੋ ਸਰਬ ਫਲ ਹਰਿ ਲੇਇ ॥

so sarab fal har lay-ay.

receives all fruits and rewards from the Lord.

ਕੁਲ ਸਮੂਹ ਕਰਤ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥

kul samooh karat uDhaar.

He saves all his ancestors and generations,

ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥

sansaar utras paar.

and crosses over the world-ocean.

ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਤਾਹਿ ॥

har charan bohith taahi.

The Lord's Feet are the boat to carry him across.

ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਹਿ ॥

mil saaDhsang jas gaahi.

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Praises of the Lord.

ਹਰਿ ਪੈਜ ਰਖੈ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥

har paij rakhai muraar.

The Lord protects his honor.

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਨਿ ਦੁਆਰਿ ॥੧੦॥੨॥

har naanak saran du-aar. ||10||2||

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's door. ||10||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Whoever sings this praise, and listens to it, and writes it down gathers every good fruit there is.

They lift up everyone connected to them and cross safely over life's wide water. The One's feet are the boat; in the Sangat they sing, and the One keeps their honor safe. Nanak says: I seek shelter at the One's door.

*Loving what is good lifts up everyone connected to you.*

The deeper layer

The closing verse. gun gaa-ay sun likh day-ay -- singing, hearing, and writing the praise together. kul samooh karat udhaar -- one is lifted, and so are all their people. har charan bohith -- the feet as boat. And the promise: this love spreads outward and carries many.

A Question to Sit With

How could loving something good make life better for the people around you too?

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