Sikhism·Raag Soohee·Shabad 123
Verse 2 of 4

Homes and Markets Made Beautiful by the Name

ਘਰ ਮੰਦਰ ਹਟਨਾਲੇ ਸੋਹੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
ghar mandar hatnaalay sohay jis vich naam nivaasee raam.
Homes, mansions, stores and markets are beautiful, when the Lord's Name abides within.
ਸੰਤ ਭਗਤ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਰਾਧਹਿ ਕਟੀਐ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
sant bhagat har naam araaDheh katee-ai jam kee faasee raam.
The Saints and devotees worship the Lord's Name in adoration, and the noose of Death is cut away.
ਕਾਟੀ ਜਮ ਫਾਸੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ॥
kaatee jam faasee parabh abhinaasee har har naam Dhi-aa-ay.
The noose of Death is cut away, meditating on the Name of the Eternal, Unchanging Lord, Har, Har.
ਸਗਲ ਸਮਗ੍ਰੀ ਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਈ ਮਨ ਇਛੇ ਫਲ ਪਾਏ ॥
sagal samagree pooran ho-ee man ichhay fal paa-ay.
Everything is perfect for them, and they obtain the fruits of their mind's desires.
ਸੰਤ ਸਜਨ ਸੁਖਿ ਮਾਣਹਿ ਰਲੀਆ ਦੂਖ ਦਰਦ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਸੀ ॥
sant sajan sukh maaneh ralee-aa dookh darad bharam naasee.
The Saints and friends enjoy peace and pleasure; their pain, suffering and doubts are dispelled.
ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਸੀ ॥੨॥
sabad savaaray satgur poorai naanak sad bal jaasee. ||2||
The Perfect True Guru has embellished them with the Word of the Shabad; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Homes and streets and marketplaces all turn beautiful when the Name lives among them.

Where good people keep the One close, even the fear of death loses its hold.

Everything falls into place, and hearts' real wishes come true; friends enjoy real peace together, their pain and doubt dissolved. The Perfect Teacher has made them beautiful with the Word — I would give anything in thanks.

When the Name lives among ordinary streets and homes, the whole place turns beautiful.
The deeper layer

This one says the Name makes ordinary places beautiful.

Ghar mandar hatnaalay sohay means homes, temples and hatnaalay, shops and market streets, all look lovely where the Name lives. The sacred is not kept inside one building. It fills everyday streets. Think of how one friendly shopkeeper can make a whole street feel warm.

The verse also says jam kee faasee, the noose of Death, is cut away. That means the fear of death loses its grip on those who keep the Name close.

The mood is of a whole town at ease. Friends are glad together, and pain and doubt are gone.

A Question to Sit With

What makes an ordinary, everyday place feel warm and good to be in?

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