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Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 25
Verse 2 of 2

Chant the Name and Be Wholly at Peace

ਜਪਿ ਮਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰੀ ਹੋਹਿ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖੀ ॥
jap man naam haree hohi sarab sukhee.
Chant the Name of the Lord, O my mind, and you shall be totally at peace.
ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਊਚ ਸਭਨਾ ਤੇ ਊਪਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਿ ਛਡਾਈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har jas ooch sabhnaa tay oopar har har har sayv chhadaa-ee. rahaa-o.
The Lord's Praises are the most sublime, the most exalted; serving the Lord, Har, Har, Har, you shall be emancipated. ||Pause||
ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਨਿਧਿ ਕੀਨੀ ਗੁਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਦੀਨੀ ਤਬ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਬਨਿ ਆਈ ॥
har kirpaa niDh keenee gur bhagat har deenee tab har si-o pareet ban aa-ee.
The Lord, the treasure of mercy, blessed me, and so the Guru blessed me with the Lord's devotional worship; I have come to be in love with the Lord.
ਬਹੁ ਚਿੰਤ ਵਿਸਾਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਸਖਾਈ ॥੨॥੨॥੮॥
baho chint visaaree har naam ur Dhaaree naanak har bha-ay hai sakhaa-ee. ||2||2||8||
I have forgotten my cares and anxieties, and enshrined the Lord's Name in my heart; O Nanak, the Lord has become my friend and companion. ||2||2||8||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Keep the Naam in mind, my heart, and you will be wholly at peace.

Praising the One is the highest thing of all, and serving the One sets you free.

The One — a treasure of kindness — blessed me, and through the Guru I was given a heart that loves the One.

My many worries slipped away, I hold the Name in my heart, and the One has become my friend and companion.

Peace comes when worry lets go and the One becomes your friend.
The deeper layer

Keep the Name close, and peace fills you all the way through.

This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Jap man naam haree hohi sarab sukhee — keep the Name in mind, my heart, and be wholly at peace. Sarab sukhee means peace in every part of you.

The end of the verse is tender. Baho chint visaaree — many worries forgotten. Chint means worry. Then naanak har bha-ay hai sakhaa-ee — the One has become my friend. Sakhaa means companion. The One is not a far-off ruler. The One is more like the friend who sits beside you on the school bus every day.

A Question to Sit With

What is a worry you could set down today, at least for a little while?

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