Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How lucky are the ones whose mouths keep speaking the Name — what a gift that is.
How lucky are the ones whose ears drink in the good words — lucky, lucky indeed.
How lucky are the ones who sing together, and become kinder and truer in the singing.
How lucky are the ones who live as the Guru's Sikhs and win over their own restless minds.
And the very luckiest of all? The humble ones who bow, who put their pride aside and simply sit at the Guru's feet.
Blessed is everyone who speaks, hears, sings and lives the Name, and most blessed are the humble.
This verse beats like a drum. Dhan Dhan bhaag means blessed, blessed is their good fortune, and it comes five times. Each line honors a different way of loving the One. The mouth that speaks the Name. The ears that listen, sarvanee, deeply, the way Japji praises listening. The voice that sings keertan, songs of praise. The mind that is won over. And last, the whole self that bows.
The list climbs step by step. Sabh doo vaday bhaag: the greatest fortune of all goes not to the most skilled, but to the most humble, those who fall at the Guru's feet. Think of a trophy ceremony where the biggest award goes to the player who helped everyone else. Humility is the crown.
Speaking, listening and singing are all shown as gifts, full of joy.
Of all the ways to love something — speaking about it, listening to it, singing it, quieting down for it — which one comes most easily to you?
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