ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raamkalee mehlaa 5.
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾਇ ॥
raajaa raam kee sarnaa-ay.
I seek the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord.
ਨਿਰਭਉ ਭਏ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵਤ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nirbha-o bha-ay gobind gun gaavat saaDhsang dukh jaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I have become fearless, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, my pains have been taken away. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have come into the shelter of the One, the Great One who holds everything.
Singing the One's praises, I have become unafraid.
In the Sangat, my aches and pains slip away.
Courage grows quietly in the shelter of something larger than yourself.
I have become fearless: nirbha-o bha-ay. Fearlessness grows naturally in the shelter (sarnaaee) of the One, watered by song and by the Sangat (saadh sang), people gathered together to remember the One.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad.
A Question to Sit With
Where or with whom do you feel safe enough to be brave?
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