ਹਰਿ ਬਿਸਰਤ ਸਹਸਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਬਿਆਪੈ ॥
har bisrat sahsaa dukh bi-aapai.
Forgetting the Lord, superstition and sorrow shall overtake you.
ਸਿਮਰਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
simrat naam bharam bha-o bhaagai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Meditating on the Naam, doubt and fear shall depart. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Forget the One and worry and heaviness creep in. Turn back and remember, and doubt and fear pack up and go. The remembering itself is the medicine.
In the shabad's words, remembering what matters is itself the medicine for worry and fear.
The Rahao. Har bisrat sahsaa dukh bi-aapai -- forgetting, anxiety and sorrow take hold. Simrat naam bharam bha-o bhaagai -- remembering, doubt and fear flee. The pause line is the shabad's engine: two states, forgetting and remembering, and the simple turn between them. We frame remembrance positively as the healer.
A Question to Sit With
When your mind fills up with worry, what one good thing can you turn back toward?
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