Sikhism·Raag Sorath·Shabad 102
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The Fever Lifted, and Music Rose

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
sorath mehlaa 5.
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
ਤਾਪੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੇ ॥
taap gavaa-i-aa gur pooray.
The Perfect Guru has dispelled the fever.
ਵਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਦ ਤੂਰੇ ॥
vaajay anhad tooray.
The unstruck melody of the sound current resounds.
ਸਰਬ ਕਲਿਆਣ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕੀਨੇ ॥
sarab kali-aan parabh keenay.
God has bestowed all comforts.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਆਪਿ ਦੀਨੇ ॥੧॥
kar kirpaa aap deenay. ||1||
In His Mercy, He Himself has given them. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The sickness lifted away, and inside me a music with no beginning began to play.

Every comfort arrived, given freely, as a kindness I did not have to earn.

When worry lifts, a deep quiet music you always carried can finally be heard.
The deeper layer

taap gavaaiaa — the fever removed; anhad toore — the unstruck sound-current; sarab kaliaan — all wellbeing, given by grace (kar kirpaa aap deene).

A Question to Sit With

What does relief feel like in your body after something hard passes?

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