Sikhism·Raag Sorath·Shabad 143
Verse 5 of 8

Your Work Gets Done for the Ones Who Love the Name

ਅਚਿੰਤ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥
achint kamm karahi parabh tin kay jin har kaa naam pi-aaraa.
God automatically does the work of those who love the Name of the Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਭਿ ਕਾਜ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
gur parsaad sadaa man vasi-aa sabh kaaj savaaranhaaraa.
By Guru's Grace, he ever dwells in their minds, and He resolves all their affairs.
ਓਨਾ ਕੀ ਰੀਸ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਵਿਗੁਚੈ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਹੈ ਰਖਵਾਰਾ ॥੫॥
onaa kee rees karay so viguchai jin har parabh hai rakhvaaraa. ||5||
Whoever challenges them is destroyed; they have the Lord God as their Savior. ||5||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

For the ones who love the Name, things have a way of quietly working out, as if the One is doing the work behind the scenes.

The One lives in their hearts and helps sort out whatever tangles come up.

And when someone stirs up ill-will against them, that ill-will tends to trip over its own feet, while the loving heart stays protected.

Love the Name, and things have a way of quietly working out.
The deeper layer

This verse says the One quietly takes care of those who love the Name.

Achint kamm karahi: the One does their work without them having to worry. Sabh kaaj savaaranhaaraa: the One sorts out all their tangles.

Think of a garden. You plant, you water, and you love it. You never had to push each leaf out yourself. Growth just happens. Loving the Name is a bit like that.

The last line says that whoever sets themselves against these people, out of jealousy or ill-will, ends up tripping themselves. It is not a curse. Ill-will simply tends to trip over its own feet, while the loving heart has the One as its rakhvaaraa, its guardian.

If someone is being unkind to you or hurting you, that is never something you have to accept. Telling a grown-up you trust is always the right thing to do.

A Question to Sit With

When has something worked out in a way that felt bigger than your own effort?

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