Raag Soohee, Shabad 78 - You Come to Mind, and There Is Joy
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When You come into my mind, I fill up with a huge, quiet joy - and a heart that forgets You feels hollow, like it is asleep to its own life.
The one You touch with kindness stays turned toward You always.
When the One comes to mind, joy fills me.
TuDh chit aa-ay mahaa anandaa — when You come to mind, there is great joy. Anand means deep, quiet happiness. It is like hearing your favorite song start to play. Your whole mood lifts.
Jis visrahi so mar jaa-ay — whoever forgets You is as good as dead. It means that forgetting makes the heart go numb and hollow. It is like being asleep to your own life.
Da-i-aal hoveh jis oopar kartay — the one the Creator is kind to stays turned toward You always. So even remembering is a gift of that kindness.
What fills you with quiet joy when it comes to mind?
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