Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, chant the praises of the One, praises that people say no words can hold.
Doing right, enough to live on, the good things you wish for, and freedom itself: all of these follow the One's servant like a shadow.
Turn toward the One, and the other good things of life follow you like a shadow.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Old Indian thought named four aims of life: Dharam (doing right), arath (wealth), kaam (wishes fulfilled) and mokh (freedom). Here they trail the devotee like a shadow (peechhai lag firtha-ee). Chase the One, and the rest quietly follows; chase the good things themselves, and they scatter. Akath (inexpressible) keeps praise larger than words.
Have you noticed good things arriving when you stopped chasing them?
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