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A Song of Peace

ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਛੰਤ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੨
raag soohee chhant mehlaa 3 ghar 2
Raag Soohee, Chhant, Third Mehl, Second House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਸੁਖ ਸੋਹਿਲੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ॥
sukh sohilrhaa har Dhi-aavahu.
Meditate on the Lord, and find peace and pleasure.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵਹੁ ॥
gurmukh har fal paavhu.
As Gurmukh, obtain the Lord's fruitful rewards.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਦੂਖ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥
gurmukh fal paavhu har naam Dhi-aavahu janam janam kay dookh nivaaray.
As Gurmukh, obtain the fruit of the Lord, and meditate on the Lord's Name; the pains of countless lifetimes shall be erased.
ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਅਪਣੇ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਭਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
balihaaree gur apnay vitahu jin kaaraj sabh savaaray.
I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has arranged and resolved all my affairs.
ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਪਹੁ ਸੁਖ ਫਲ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਪਾਵਹੁ ॥
har parabh kirpaa karay har jaapahu sukh fal har jan paavhu.
The Lord God will bestow His Grace, if you meditate on the Lord; O humble servant of the Lord, you shall obtain the fruit of peace.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਜਨ ਭਾਈ ਸੁਖ ਸੋਹਿਲੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ॥੧॥
naanak kahai sunhu jan bhaa-ee sukh sohilrhaa har Dhi-aavahu. ||1||
Says Nanak, listen O humble Sibling of Destiny: meditate on the Lord, and find peace and pleasure. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.

Sing a quiet song to the One and find peace and gladness. Facing the Teacher, you gather the sweet fruit of the One.

Meditate on the Name, and the aches carried across many lifetimes are wiped clean. I would give anything for my Teacher, who has set all my tangled affairs right.

When the One shows kindness and you hold the One in mind, that fruit of peace is yours. Listen, dear friends: sing a quiet song to the One and find peace.

Quietly keeping the One in mind grows a fruit of peace that eases old aches.
The deeper layer

sukh sohilrhaa har dhi-aavahu — dhi-aavahu, hold the One in loving attention, and a sohilaa, a song of gladness, rises. gurmukh har fal paavhu — facing the Teacher, you gather the fruit. The keynote of Guru Amar Das's Soohee chhants is su-kh, deep well-being that comes not from getting more but from remembering: janam janam kay dookh nivaaray, the accumulated aches ease. Remembrance here is warm and restful, never a chore.

A Question to Sit With

What is a quiet practice that leaves you feeling more peaceful afterward?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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