Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 110
Verse 12 of 24

The Rains: Everything Filled

ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chhant.
Chhant:
ਰੁਤਿ ਬਰਸੁ ਸੁਹੇਲੀਆ ਸਾਵਣ ਭਾਦਵੇ ਆਨੰਦ ਜੀਉ ॥
rut baras suhaylee-aa saavan bhaadvay aanand jee-o.
The rainy season is beautiful; the months of Saawan and Bhaadon bring bliss.
ਘਣ ਉਨਵਿ ਵੁਠੇ ਜਲ ਥਲ ਪੂਰਿਆ ਮਕਰੰਦ ਜੀਉ ॥
ghan unav vuthay jal thal poori-aa makrand jee-o.
The clouds are low, and heavy with rain; the waters and the lands are filled with honey.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਰਬ ਠਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਭਰੇ ॥
parabh poor rahi-aa sarab thaa-ee har naam nav niDh garih bharay.
God is all-pervading everywhere; the nine treasures of the Lord's Name fill the homes of all hearts.
ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਕੁਲ ਸਮੂਹਾ ਸਭਿ ਤਰੇ ॥
simar su-aamee antarjaamee kul samoohaa sabh taray.
Meditating in remembrance on the Lord and Master, the Searcher of hearts, all one's ancestry is saved.
ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਰੰਗਿ ਜਾਗੇ ਨਹ ਛਿਦ੍ਰ ਲਾਗੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਸਦ ਬਖਸਿੰਦੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
pari-a rang jaagay nah chhidar laagay kirpaal sad bakhsind jee-o.
No blemish sticks to that being who remains awake and aware in the Love of the Lord; the Merciful Lord is forever forgiving.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਕੰਤੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੰਦੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥
binvant naanak har kant paa-i-aa sadaa man bhaavand jee-o. ||4||
Prays Nanak, I have found my Husband Lord, who is forever pleasing to my mind. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The rainy season is lovely; the months of Saawan and Bhaadon bring joy.

The clouds hang low and pour down rain; water and land are filled with sweetness, like honey.

The One fills every place; the nine treasures of the Naam fill every home.

Remembering the Master, who knows every heart, your whole family line is carried across.

No stain sticks to the one who stays awake in the Beloved's love; the kind One always forgives.

Nanak prays: I have found my Husband, the One, who always pleases my heart.

When your heart fills up with what is good, the good spills over to everyone around you.
The deeper layer

Barsu rut — the monsoon, the season of fullness and plenty. Nav nidh — the nine treasures, an image of complete abundance, here filling the "home" of the heart. Kul samoohaa ... taray — whole lineages carried across: the good of one awakened heart ripples outward to family. Sad bakhsind — "ever-forgiving": mercy as the One's constant nature.

A Question to Sit With

How does one person's peace or joy spread to the people near them?

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