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Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 285
Verse 2 of 4

Wear Love Like a Necklace and the Day Turns Glad

ਧਨ ਰੈਣਿ ਸੁਹੇਲੜੀਏ ਜੀਉ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥
Dhan rain suhaylrhee-ay jee-o har si-o chit laa-ay.
The life-night of the soul-bride is blessed and joyful, when she focuses her consciousness on her Dear Lord.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਭਾਉ ਕਰੇ ਜੀਉ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
satgur sayvay bhaa-o karay jee-o vichahu aap gavaa-ay.
She serves the True Guru with love; she eradicates selfishness from within.
ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਏ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਭਾਓ ॥
vichahu aap gavaa-ay har gun gaa-ay an-din laagaa bhaa-o.
Eradicating selfishness and conceit from within, and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, she is in love with the Lord, night and day.
ਸੁਣਿ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀ ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਮੇਲੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਓ ॥
sun sakhee sahaylee jee-a kee maylee gur kai sabad samaa-o.
Listen, dear friends and companions of the soul - immerse yourselves in the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਰੀ ਤਾ ਕੰਤ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਨਾਮੇ ਧਰੀ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥
har gun saaree taa kant pi-aaree naamay Dharee pi-aaro.
Dwell upon the Lord's Glories, and you shall be loved by your Husband, embracing love for the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਨਾਹ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗਲਿ ਹਾਰੋ ॥੨॥
naanak kaaman naah pi-aaree raam naam gal haaro. ||2||
O Nanak, the soul-bride who wears the necklace of the Lord's Name around her neck is loved by her Husband Lord. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The whole night of a life becomes blessed and glad when the heart turns toward the One. Serving the teaching with love, it empties out its selfishness. Emptying that out and singing the One's goodness, it falls in love, day and night. Listen, friends of the soul: melt into the Word of the teaching. Treasure the One's goodness, and you become dear to the Beloved, wearing the Name as your truest jewelry. The soul who wears the Name around its neck is loved through and through.

Emptying out selfishness and wearing love like a necklace makes the whole day glad.
The deeper layer

Stanza ||2||. Dhan rain suhaylrhee-ay — the "night" (lifetime) becomes joyful. Vichahu aap gavaa-ay — selfishness (aap, haumai) is emptied out. Naamay dharee pi-aaro — love placed in the Name. The lovely closing image: raam naam gal haaro — the Name worn as a necklace, the truest ornament (echoing Todee Shabad 30, "wears the Lord as a necklace").

A Question to Sit With

If you could 'wear' one good quality like jewelry every day, what would it be?

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