Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 69
Verse 12 of 13

Those Who Sing Become Radiant

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ॥
gurmukh raam naam gun gaavahi jaa ka-o har parabh nadar karay.
The Gurmukhs sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name; the Lord God blesses them with His Glance of Grace.
ਤੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਅਪਰੰਪਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਹਰੇ ॥੧੧॥
tay nirmal purakh aprampar pooray tay jag meh gur govind haray. ||11||
Those beings are pure, perfect unlimited and infinite; in this world, they are the embodiment of the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. ||11||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Those who turn to the Guru and sing the praise of the One are touched by grace like sunlight.

Something in them grows clear and whole and boundless, so bright that they become, right here in this world, living windows onto the One.

Hearts that sing the One's praise grow clear, whole, and radiant.
The deeper layer

Those who sing the One's praise begin to shine.

Gurmukh raam naam gun gaavahi — those who turn to the Guru sing the praises of the Naam. Jaa ka-o har parabh nadar karay — the One looks on them with grace.

They become nirmal, spotless, and pooray, whole, with no end to their goodness. Tay jag meh gur govind haray — in this world, they show the Guru and the One.

Think of a window that has been washed clean. You hardly see the glass anymore. You see the light coming through.

A Question to Sit With

What lights you up so much that others can feel it?

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