ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
mayray man naam hirdai Dhaar.
O my mind, enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within your heart.
ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਲਾਇ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਅਵਰ ਸਗਲ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kar pareet man tan laa-ay har si-o avar sagal visaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Love the Lord, and commit your mind and body to Him; forget everything else. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, keep the Naam settled in your heart.
Love the One with your mind and your body, and let everything else fall away.
Give your whole self to loving the One, and worries fall away.
Hold the Name in your heart, and love the One with all of you.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Naam hirdai dhaar means keep the Name settled inside. Then give your whole self, man tan, mind and body, to loving the One. Avar sagal visaar means let everything else fall away, even the smaller worries.
Think of hugging someone you love after a long trip. For that moment, nothing else matters. That is the kind of love the verse is describing.
A Question to Sit With
What worry would shrink if you gave your heart to something bigger?
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