Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Be kind to me, and let my ears take in the beautiful telling of You.
The long, tiring round of coming and going came to its rest, and I found peace and a place to lay my head.
Listening closely brings the restless back-and-forth of life to rest.
Ootam kathaa suneejai sarvanee means "let my ears hear the highest telling." It asks for deep listening — what Japji Sahib calls suniai — not just hearing sounds. Think of the difference between music in the background and a song you stop everything to hear.
Aavat jaat do-oo pakh pooran means the coming and going is complete. It is a picture of a restless, back-and-forth life finally going quiet. What is left is sukh bisraam, peace and rest.
When you listen — not just hear — what changes for you?
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