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The Song of Joy Is the Name

ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
soohee mehlaa 3.
Shalok, Third Mehl:
ਸੋਹਿਲੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
sohilrhaa har raam naam gur sabdee veechaaray raam.
The song of joy is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; contemplate it, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਹਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭੀਜੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
har man tano gurmukh bheejai raam naam pi-aaray raam.
The mind and body of the Gurmukh is drenched with the Lord, the Beloved Lord.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਭਿ ਕੁਲ ਉਧਾਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
raam naam pi-aaray sabh kul uDhaaray raam naam mukh banee.
Through the Name of the Beloved Lord, all one's ancestors and generations are redeemed; chant the Lord's Name with your mouth.
ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣ ਰਹੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਘਰਿ ਅਨਹਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥
aavan jaan rahay sukh paa-i-aa ghar anhad surat samaanee.
Comings and goings cease, peace is obtained, and in the home of the heart, one's awareness is absorbed in the unstruck melody of the sound current.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੇ ॥
har har ayko paa-i-aa har parabh naanak kirpaa Dhaaray.
I have found the One and only Lord, Har, Har. The Lord God has showered His Mercy upon Nanak.
ਸੋਹਿਲੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥੧॥
sohilrhaa har raam naam gur sabdee veechaaray. ||1||
The song of joy is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, contemplate it. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The song of joy is the Name of the One — turn it over through the Teacher's Word. Facing the Teacher, mind and body are soaked in the beloved Name.

Loving the Name lifts up whole families, when the Name is on the lips and in the Word.

The restless coming and going stops, peace arrives, and inside the heart the awareness melts into a soundless music. I have found the One and only One — the One has poured out His kindness. The song of joy is the Name; turn it over through the Teacher's Word.

Keeping the Name is not a chore but the very song of joy itself.
The deeper layer

sohilrhaa har raam naam — the sohilaa, the song of joy, simply is the Name: remembrance and gladness are one thing here. sabh kul udhaaray — loving the Name lifts up entire families/generations: goodness in one heart ripples outward to others. aavan jaan rahay — the restless coming-and-going stops, and awareness samaanee, merges into the anhad, the unstruck music within. The whole opening frames the Name not as a duty but as the very sound of joy.

A Question to Sit With

What is a song or word that instantly fills you with joy when it comes to mind?

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