ਊਹਾ ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
oohaa simrahi kayval naam.
There, they meditate only on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਬਿਰਲੇ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਓਹੁ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮੁ ॥
birlay paavahi oh bisraam.
How rare are those who find this place of rest.
ਭੋਜਨੁ ਭਾਉ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥
bhojan bhaa-o keertan aaDhaar.
The love of God is their food, and the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is their support.
ਨਿਹਚਲ ਆਸਨੁ ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
nihchal aasan baysumaar. ||2||
They obtain a permanent seat in the infinite. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There, they remember only the Naam.
How few ever find that place of rest.
Love of the One is their food, and singing its praises is what holds them up.
Their seat in the endless One is steady and never moves.
Love can be food, and song can be shelter.
Bhojan bhaa-o, keertan aadhaar — love as food, song as support: a whole life sustained by devotion rather than by consuming. Birlay (rare) is honest, not gatekeeping — the door is open, but few come to sit.
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