ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਮਸਤਕੇ ਧੁਰਿ ਲੀਖਿਆ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇਓ ॥
parabh mastakay Dhur leekhi-aa gurmatee har liv laa-i-o.
Such is the destiny God wrote on my forehead; following the Guru's Teachings, I enshrine love for the Lord.
ਪੰਚ ਸਬਦ ਦਰਗਹ ਬਾਜਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਓ ਮੰਗਲੁ ਗਾਇਓ ॥੨॥
panch sabad dargeh baaji-aa har mili-o mangal gaa-i-o. ||2||
The Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, vibrate and resound in the Court of the Lord; meeting the Lord, I sing the songs of joy. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It was written that I would love the One, and walking the teaching, that love took root.
Five deep sounds ring out at the door of the One, and meeting, I sing songs of pure joy.
Love that takes root turns into music you can't help but join.
The panch shabad — five primal sounds — resound in har darbaar, the Court of the One; the devotee sings mangal, songs of joy. This is the raag's bright, musical heart: the Name experienced as music the whole being joins.
A Question to Sit With
What is a song or sound that fills you with pure joy?
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