Sikhism·Raag Kaanraa·Shabad 70
Verse 30 of 45

The Blessed Moment

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਸਫਲ ਘੜੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣੀ ॥
Dhan Dhan suhaavee safal gharhee jit har sayvaa man bhaanee.
Blessed, blessed, beauteous and fruitful is that moment, when service to the Lord becomes pleasing to the mind.
ਹਰਿ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਣਾਵਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰਸਿਖਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਕਥ ਕਹਾਣੀ ॥
har kathaa sunavhu mayray gursikhahu mayray har parabh akath kahaanee.
So proclaim the story of the Lord, O my GurSikhs; speak the Unspoken Speech of my Lord God.
ਕਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਕਿਉ ਦੇਖੀਐ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੀ ॥
ki-o paa-ee-ai ki-o daykhee-ai mayraa har parabh sugharh sujaanee.
How can I attain Him? How can I see Him? My Lord God is All-knowing and All-seeing.
ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਆਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥
har mayl dikhaa-ay aap har gur bachnee naam samaanee.
Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, the Lord reveals Himself; we merge in absorption in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜੋ ਜਪਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੧੦॥
tin vitahu naanak vaari-aa jo japday har nirbaanee. ||10||
Nanak is a sacrifice unto those who meditate on the Lord of Nirvaanaa. ||10||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Blessed, beautiful and fruitful is the moment when serving the One becomes a joy to the heart.

Tell the story of the One, my Gursikhs, students of the Guru — the story of my Beloved that words cannot hold.

How can I find the One? How can I see the One? My Beloved is wise and knows everything.

The One brings us close and shows itself; through the Guru's word, we melt into the Naam.

Nanak says: I give myself to those who remember the One, the One who is free of every want.

The moment serving the One becomes a joy is a blessed moment.
The deeper layer

The moment you begin to love serving the One is a blessed moment.

Safal gharhee: a fruitful moment, an hour that bears fruit. Har kathaa, the story of the One, is called akath kahaanee, a story that can never be fully told. Gursikh means a student of the Guru.

Ki-o paa-ee-ai ki-o daykhee-ai: how can I find, how can I see? The answer comes in the next line: har mayl dikhaa-ay aap, the One shows itself. You cannot force a sunrise. You wait, and it comes.

A Question to Sit With

What is a moment in your day that you would call blessed?

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