Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever chants the Naam stays awake and aware, day and night.
No charm or spell can touch them, and no evil eye can harm them.
Keep the Naam, and you stay awake inside, out of reach of every spell.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the centre the whole shabad turns around.
Raam naam jo jan japai: whoever keeps the Name. An-din sad jaagai: stays awake and aware, day and night.
The second line is about fears people had in old times. Tant mant nah joh-ee: charms and spells cannot touch that person. Tit chaakh na laagai: the evil eye cannot harm them. The evil eye is the old fear that a jealous look can hurt you. Think of rain on a raincoat. It just slides off. A heart full of the Name gives superstition nothing to grip.
What keeps you clear-headed when others get spooked?
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