Sikhism·Raag Sorath·Shabad 135
Verse 3 of 4

Why Give the Whole Heart to What Fades

ਕਹਂਉ ਕਹਾ ਯਿਆ ਮਨ ਬਉਰੇ ਕਉ ਇਨ ਸਿਉ ਨੇਹੁ ਲਗਾਇਓ ॥
kahooN kahaa yi-aa man ba-uray ka-o in si-o nayhu lagaa-i-o.
So what should I say to this crazy mind, which is affectionately attached to them?
ਦੀਨਾ ਨਾਥ ਸਕਲ ਭੈ ਭੰਜਨ ਜਸੁ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਬਿਸਰਾਇਓ ॥੨॥
deenaa naath sakal bhai bhanjan jas taa ko bisraa-i-o. ||2||
The Lord is the Master of the meek, the Destroyer of all fears, and I have forgotten to praise Him. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

What can I say to my own restless heart, that keeps giving all its love to things that come and go?

There is a gentle Protector of the humble, a quiet Ender of every fear, and how easy it is to forget to turn toward that One.

Let me remember again. Let me give my heart to what actually holds it.

The heart keeps chasing what fades; remembering the One is coming home.
The deeper layer

yiaa man bauray ka-o — literally 'this foolish mind'; rendered as gentle self-address per the wellbeing rules, ego as something to heal, not a crime. deenaa naath sakal bhai bhanjan — Master of the meek, Destroyer of all fears, a tender name for the One. The pauri is the turn from noticing the world's fickleness to remembering where lasting refuge lies.

A Question to Sit With

When your mind runs after something, what helps you gently bring it back?

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