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The Song of Joy Begins

ਛੰਤ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਮੰਗਲ
chhant bilaaval mehlaa 4 mangal
Chhant, Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl, Mangal ~ The Song Of Joy:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੇਜੈ ਆਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਣਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
mayraa har parabh sayjai aa-i-aa man sukh samaanaa raam.
My Lord God has come to my bed, and my mind is merged with the Lord.
ਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਲੀਆ ਮਾਣਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
gur tuthai har parabh paa-i-aa rang ralee-aa maanaa raam.
As it pleases the Guru, I have found the Lord God, and I revel and delight in His Love.
ਵਡਭਾਗੀਆ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਮਾਣਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
vadbhaagee-aa sohaaganee har mastak maanaa raam.
Very fortunate are those happy soul-brides, who have the jewel of the Naam upon their foreheads.
ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਹਾਗੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣਾ ਰਾਮ ॥੧॥
har parabh har sohaag hai naanak man bhaanaa raam. ||1||
The Lord, the Lord God, is Nanak's Husband Lord, pleasing to his mind. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.

The One I longed for has come close, and my mind sinks into peace.

When the Guru was pleased with me, I found what I was seeking, and now I get to live inside that love.

How lucky are the hearts that carry the Name shining on them like a jewel. Nanak says: the One is my beloved, my delight.

When what I longed for finally comes close, my whole mind rests.
The deeper layer

Mangal means the song of joy. The literal sayjai aa-i-aa (come to the bed) pictures the Beloved coming close. Gur tuThai: when the Guru is pleased, is gracious. Mastak maanaa: the jewel of the Name shining on the forehead. Sohaaganee — the happy soul-brides — are the joyful, blessed hearts. Guru Ram Das's signature fourfold Har rings through these lines.

A Question to Sit With

What is something you have hoped for that would make you feel at peace?

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