Raag Soohee, Shabad 78 - Keeping the Sweet Word in My Heart
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let me take the lowest, most humble place among those who love You - just to see You would be worth everything.
I keep Your sweet, life-giving Word tucked inside my heart, and it was kindness, not effort, that brought me into good company.
The singer asks to be humble, and treasures the One's sweet Word.
Charan Dhoorh tayray jan kee hovaa — let me become the dust of the feet of Your people. It is a way of saying: let me be humble. Tayray darsan ka-o bal jaa-ee — just to see You, I would give everything.
Amrit bachan ridai ur Dhaaree — I keep Your amrit Word in my heart. Amrit means life-giving nectar. Think of a kind note from someone you love, folded up and kept in your pocket. You take it out whenever you need it.
Ta-o kirpaa tay sang paa-ee — by Your kindness, I found good company. Sang means being with good, loving people. Even that came as a gift.
What sweet words do you keep tucked away in your heart?
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