Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 98
Verse 5 of 5

Blessed Is the Heart That Knows the One

ਧਨ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਨਾਰਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਜੀਉ ॥
Dhan sohagan naar jin pir jaani-aa jee-o.
Blessed is that soul-bride, who knows her Husband Lord.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਣਿਆ ਜੀਉ ॥
naam binaa koorhi-aar koorh kamaani-aa jee-o.
Without the Naam, she is false, and her actions are false as well.
ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਸਾਚੇ ਭਾਵੀ ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਾਤੀ ॥
har bhagat suhaavee saachay bhaavee bhaa-ay bhagat parabh raatee.
Devotional worship of the Lord is beautiful; the True Lord loves it. So immerse yourself in loving devotional worship of God.
ਪਿਰੁ ਰਲੀਆਲਾ ਜੋਬਨਿ ਬਾਲਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਰਾਵੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ॥
pir ralee-aalaa joban baalaa tis raavay rang raatee.
My Husband Lord is playful and innocent; imbued with His Love, I enjoy Him.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਿਗਾਸੀ ਸਹੁ ਰਾਵਾਸੀ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਣਕਾਰੀ ॥
gur sabad vigaasee saho raavaasee fal paa-i-aa gunkaaree.
She blossoms forth through the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she ravishes her Husband Lord, and obtains the most noble reward.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪਿਰ ਘਰਿ ਸੋਹੈ ਨਾਰੀ ॥੫॥੩॥
naanak saach milai vadi-aa-ee pir ghar sohai naaree. ||5||3||
O Nanak, in Truth, she obtains glory; in her Husband's home, the soul-bride looks beautiful. ||5||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Lucky is the heart that knows the One.

Without holding the Name, everything a person does feels hollow and unreal.

Loving the One is a beautiful thing, and the One delights in it, so dive into it with your whole heart.

The One is joyful and ever-young, full of wonder, and a heart soaked in that love blossoms wide open and finds the best gift of all: feeling completely at home with what's real.

A heart soaked in love for the One blossoms wide open.
The deeper layer

The reward of love is being fully at home, right here.

Pir ralee-aalaa joban baalaa — the Beloved is always playful and always young. The One never grows tired or old.

Gur sabad vigaasee — through the Guru's Word, the heart opens up, vigaas, like a flower opening in the morning sun.

And the reward? Saach milai vadi-aa-ee — glory found in Truth itself. It is not somewhere else. It is like the best part of a holiday being simply that everyone you love is home together.

A Question to Sit With

What makes your heart feel wide open and alive?

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