ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ॥
simar simar jeevaa govind.
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe, I live.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਰਾਖਿਓ ਦਾਸੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਬਖਸਿੰਦ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kar kirpaa raakhi-o daas apnaa sadaa sadaa saachaa bakhsind. ||1|| rahaa-o.
In His Mercy, He protects His slave; the True Lord is forever and ever the forgiver. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Remembering, remembering the Lord of the world, I live.
In kindness the One keeps safe its servant; the True One forgives, always and forever.
Remembering the One is what makes you come alive.
I live by remembering: simar simar jeevaa. Remembrance is the source of aliveness itself. Saachaa bakhsind is the True One who forgives, again and again, without limit.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad.
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