Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 95
Verse 2 of 3

Wake Up, Gently

ਸਮਝੁ ਅਚੇਤ ਚੇਤਿ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਕਥੀ ਸੰਤਨ ਅਕਥ ਕਹਾਣੀ ॥
samajh achayt chayt man mayray kathee santan akath kahaanee.
O my unconscious mind, become conscious and figure it out; the Saints speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.
ਲਾਭੁ ਲੈਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਅਰਾਧਹੁ ਛੁਟਕੈ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੀ ॥੧॥
laabh laihu har ridai aaraaDhahu chhutkai aavan jaanee. ||1||
So gather in your profits - worship and adore the Lord within your heart; your coming and going in reincarnation shall end. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O my sleepy mind, wake up and understand — holy people are telling the story that words cannot hold.

Gather the profit: hold the One in your heart, and the tiring round of coming and going comes to rest.

You can wake up the sleepy parts of yourself gently, like a kind friend.
The deeper layer

A gentle call wakes the sleepy part of the mind and asks it to gather what matters.

Samajh achayt chayt man mayray means "understand, wake up, my sleepy mind." It is a kind way of talking to yourself. Think of an alarm that plays soft music instead of a loud buzz. No harsh names, just a gentle call.

Holy people tell an akath kahaanee, a story too big for words. Laabh laihu means gather the profit: hold the One in your heart. Then aavan jaanee, the tiring round of coming and going, chhutkai — comes to rest.

A Question to Sit With

What is a kind way to talk to yourself when you have drifted off track?

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