Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How good it is when the tongue sings the Name of the great One of the world — there is a sweetness in it that nothing else gives.
Turning toward the One who loves those who love back, the heart stops wandering lost in worry and confusion.
Nanak says: anything I might chase instead of the One leaves me empty in the end. So let this voice be one that sings, and this heart one that turns home.
A tongue that sings the Name of the great One of the world tastes a sweetness nothing else gives. The Gurmukhi's images are severe — a tongue that should be burnt, a body eaten by crows, endless rebirths, a maggot in manure. Underneath them is an invitation: sing the Name, see how empty it is to chase anything else, and turn home. Saree gopaal: the great One of the world. Bhagat vachhal: the lover of those who love.
What words, sung or spoken, make you feel more like yourself?
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