Raag Soohee, Shabad 77 - Remembering, I Come Alive
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I hold the Name close again and again, I come alive - my whole self, mind and body, lights up with joy.
I bow so low I would drink the water off Your feet; that is how tender the One is to the small and the lowly.
Remembering the One, again and again, makes me truly come alive.
Simar simar simar naam jeevaa — remembering, remembering, remembering the Name, I live. The word comes three times, like a heartbeat. Naam, the Name, means the One's presence held in mind. Tan man ho-ay nihaalaa — body and mind light up with delight.
Charan kamal tayray Dho-ay Dho-ay peevaa — I wash Your lotus feet and drink that water. It is a picture of the deepest, humblest love. Think of a small child hugging a parent's legs at the door, not caring about anything else.
Deen da-i-aalaa — the One is kind to the deen, the small and the lowly. That tenderness is why the singer bows so low.
What makes you feel truly, fully alive?
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