Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 30
Verse 6 of 6

Then the Harp Sounds Sweet

ਇਉ ਕਿੰਕੁਰੀ ਆਨੂਪ ਵਾਜੈ ॥
i-o kinkuree aanoop vaajai.
Thus, the celestial harp plays the incomparable melody;
ਸੁਣਿ ਜੋਗੀ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਮੀਠੀ ਲਾਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧॥੧੨॥
sun jogee kai man meethee laagai. ||1|| rahaa-o doojaa. ||1||12||
hearing it, the Yogi's mind finds it sweet. ||1||Second Pause||1||12||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

This is how the matchless harp plays.

Hearing it, the yogi's mind finds it sweet.

Once you hear the music, it tastes sweet.
The deeper layer

At the end of the search, the beautiful music is heard at last, and it sounds sweet.

This is the second Rahao, the second "pause" line at the center. It finishes the story of the song.

At the start, the yogi was matvaaro, too dazed to hear the harp. Now i-o kinkuree aanoop vaajai, the matchless harp plays. And sun jogee kai man meethee laagai means that hearing it, the yogi's mind finds it sweet.

The search that led inward ends in listening. Think of a video call that keeps freezing. Then the WiFi finally connects, and a clear, sweet song comes through.

A Question to Sit With

What's a moment when something suddenly "clicked" and felt just right?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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