Sikhism·Raag Kaanraa·Shabad 70
Verse 5 of 45

Kind, Endless, And Cooling To The Heart

ਮਃ ੪ ॥
mehlaa 4.
Fourth Mehl:
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
har aapay aap da-i-aal har aapay karay so ho-ay.
The Lord Himself is Merciful; whatever the Lord Himself does, comes to pass.
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
har aapay aap varatdaa har jayvad avar na ko-ay.
The Lord Himself is All-pervading. There is no other as Great as the Lord.
ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
jo har parabh bhaavai so thee-ai jo har parabh karay so ho-ay.
Whatever pleases the Lord God's Will comes to pass; whatever the Lord God does is done.
ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਇ ॥
keemat kinai na paa-ee-aa bay-ant parabhoo har so-ay.
No one can appraise His Value; the Lord God is Endless.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਆ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
naanak gurmukh har salaahi-aa tan man seetal ho-ay. ||2||
O Nanak, as Gurmukh, praise the Lord; your body and mind shall be cooled and soothed. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One is kind, all by Itself; whatever the One does, happens.

The One is in everything, all through, and no one else is as great as the One.

Whatever pleases the One comes to be; whatever the One does is done.

No one has ever found the worth of the One. The One has no end.

Nanak says: turn to face the Guru and praise the One, and your body and mind grow cool and calm, like shade at the end of a hot day.

Praising the boundless One cools and settles the whole self.
The deeper layer

Everything moves in the flow of the One, and praising that boundless One cools the whole self.

Har aapay karay so ho-ay: whatever the One does, happens. This is the hukam, the flow of existence, the way everything moves, like a great river carrying all things along. Bay-ant means without end, past every measuring tape.

Tan man seetal: body and mind grow cool. Think of stepping out of the hot sun into deep shade. That calm is what praise feels like inside.

A Question to Sit With

What cools you down and settles you when everything feels too hot and hurried?

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