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Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 110
Verse 3 of 24

Blessed Is the Moment You Sing

ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chhant.
Chhant:
ਜਸੁ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਵਡਭਾਗੀਹੋ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਜੀਉ ॥
jas gaavhu vadbhaageeho kar kirpaa bhagvant jee-o.
Sing His Praises, O very fortunate ones, and the Dear Lord God shall bless you with His Mercy.
ਰੁਤੀ ਮਾਹ ਮੂਰਤ ਘੜੀ ਗੁਣ ਉਚਰਤ ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤ ਜੀਉ ॥
rutee maah moorat gharhee gun uchrat sobhaavant jee-o.
Blessed and auspicious is that season, that month, that moment, that hour, when you chant the Lord's Glorious Praises.
ਗੁਣ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਧੰਨਿ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਜਿਨੀ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥
gun rang raatay Dhan tay jan jinee ik man Dhi-aa-i-aa.
Blessed are those humble beings, who are imbued with love for His Praises, and who meditate single-mindedly on Him.
ਸਫਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਭਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਜਿਨੀ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
safal janam bha-i-aa tin kaa jinee so parabh paa-i-aa.
Their lives become fruitful, and they find that Lord God.
ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਨ ਤੁਲਿ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਬ ਪਾਪਾ ਹੰਤ ਜੀਉ ॥
punn daan na tul kiri-aa har sarab paapaa hant jee-o.
Donations to charities and religious rituals are not equal to meditation on the Lord, who destroys all sins.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਾ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਰਹੰਤ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥
binvant naanak simar jeevaa janam maran rahant jee-o. ||1||
Prays Nanak, meditating in remembrance on Him, I live; birth and death are finished for me. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Sing the One's praise, very lucky ones, and the dear One will be kind to you.

Blessed and beautiful is the season, the month, the moment, the hour, when you sing the One's goodness.

Blessed are those who love the One's praise and remember the One with a single heart.

Their lives bear fruit, and they find the One.

Gifts to charity and rituals do not equal remembering the One, who takes away all wrongs.

Nanak prays: remembering the One, I live; birth and death are over for me.

Any moment becomes a blessed one the instant you fill it with what you love.
The deeper layer

Rutee maah moorat gharhee — season, month, moment, hour: the whole architecture of time made blessed (sobhaavant) by remembrance. Punn daan na tul — charity and ritual "do not equal" simple loving remembrance — again, inner love above outward form. Janam maran rahant — the cycle of coming and going ended, a settled peace.

A Question to Sit With

How could you make an ordinary moment today feel a little sacred?

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