Sikhism·Raag Kaanraa·Shabad 2
Verse 4 of 5

Even Stones Grow Soft

ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਜਨ ਊਤਮ ਜਗਿ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪਾਥਰ ਸੇਨ ॥
har kay jan ootam jag kahee-ahi jin mili-aa paathar sayn.
The humble servants of the Lord are said to be exalted in this world; meeting with them, even stones are softened.
ਜਨ ਕੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਬਰਨਿ ਨ ਸਾਕਉ ਓਇ ਊਤਮ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇਨ ॥੩॥
jan kee mahimaa baran na saaka-o o-ay ootam har har kayn. ||3||
I cannot even describe the noble grandeur of such humble beings; the Lord, Har, Har, has made them sublime and exalted. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The humble servants of the One are called the greatest in the world. Meeting them, even stones turn soft.

I cannot describe how great these humble people are. The One, Har, Har, has made them noble and high.

A humble person can soften a heart that had gone hard as stone.
The deeper layer

The One's humble servants are great, and near them even a stone-hard heart softens.

Jin mili-aa paathar sayn means "meeting them, even stones are softened." Think of ice in the sunshine. Nobody pushes it, and still it melts.

Jan kee mahimaa baran na saaka-o means "I cannot describe the greatness of these humble people." O-ay ootam har har kayn means "the One has made them high." Their greatness is the One shining through them.

A Question to Sit With

Have you ever felt your own guard soften around someone gentle?

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