Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 283
Verse 3 of 4

Turn Toward Love With Friends and the Heart Steadies

ਮਿਲੁ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੜੀਹੋ ਹਮ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਵੇਹਾ ॥
mil sakhee sahaylrheeho ham pir raavayhaa.
Come, O my sisters and companions - let's enjoy our Husband Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਪੁਛਿ ਲਿਖਉਗੀ ਜੀਉ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਨੇਹਾ ॥
gur puchh likh-ugee jee-o sabad sanayhaa.
I will ask the Guru, and write His Word as my love-note.
ਸਬਦੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਗੁਰਿ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ਮਨਮੁਖੀ ਪਛੁਤਾਣੀਆ ॥
sabad saachaa gur dikhaa-i-aa manmukhee pachhutaanee-aa.
The Guru has shown me the True Word of the Shabad. The self-willed manmukhs will regret and repent.
ਨਿਕਸਿ ਜਾਤਉ ਰਹੈ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਜਾਮਿ ਸਚੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥
nikas jaata-o rahai asthir jaam sach pachhaani-aa.
My wandering mind became steady, when I recognized the True One.
ਸਾਚ ਕੀ ਮਤਿ ਸਦਾ ਨਉਤਨ ਸਬਦਿ ਨੇਹੁ ਨਵੇਲਓ ॥
saach kee mat sadaa na-utan sabad nayhu navayla-o.
The Teachings of Truth are forever new; the love of the Shabad is forever fresh.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀਹੋ ॥੩॥
naanak nadree sahj saachaa milhu sakhee sahayleeho. ||3||
O Nanak, through the Glance of Grace of the True Lord, celestial peace is obtained; let's meet Him, O my sisters and companions. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Come, friends — let's turn together toward the One we love. I'll ask the teaching for guidance and carry its word like a note from someone dear. Once I truly recognized what was real, my restless, wandering mind grew steady and still. The wisdom of truth never gets old; the love that grows from the teaching stays forever fresh. Through grace, a natural peace arrives — so come, let's meet the One together.

Turning toward what you love, together with friends, steadies a restless heart.
The deeper layer

Stanza ||3||. Mil sakhee ... ham pir raavayhaa — a communal call: let's meet the Beloved together (the sangat note). Sabad sanayhaa — the Word as a love-letter. Nikas jaata-o rahai asthir — the wandering mind steadies. Saach kee mat sadaa na-utan — truth's wisdom is ever-new; sabad nayhu navayla-o — love of the Word ever-fresh. The manmukh's regret (manmukhee pachhutaanee-aa) is left implicit, foregrounding the joyful invitation.

A Question to Sit With

Who would you want beside you when you turn toward something that really matters?

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