Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 92
Verse 1 of 3

O Tongue, Sing

ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
saarag mehlaa 5.
Saarang, Fifth Mehl;
ਜਿਹਵੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਗੁਣ ਹਰਿ ਗਾਉ ॥
jihvay amrit gun har gaa-o.
O my tongue, sing the Ambrosial Praises of the Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲਿ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਉਚਰਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੋ ਨਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har har bol kathaa sun har kee uchrahu parabh ko naa-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, listen to the Lord's Sermon, and chant God's Name. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O my tongue, sing the sweet praises of the One.

Say Har, Har, listen to the story of the One, and speak the Naam.

Let your voice carry the Name until its sweetness soaks all the way in.
The deeper layer

A voice that sings and ears that listen take in the sweetness of the One.

Jihvay amrit gun har gaa-o — O tongue, sing the ambrosial praises — turns the mouth toward praise. Kathaa sun — hearing the telling — pairs listening with speaking; this is never empty repetition but sweetness (amrit) taken in.

A Question to Sit With

Is there a song or a set of words that make you feel better just by saying them out loud?

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