ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਲੀਨਾ ॥
har kee paraym bhagat man leenaa.
My mind is absorbed in loving devotional worship of the Lord,
ਨਿਤ ਬਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਤ ਬੀਨਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nit baajay anhat beenaa. rahaa-o.
and the unstruck melody of the celestial sound current ever resounds within me. ||Pause||
ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਕੀ ਓਟ ਸਤਾਣੀ ॥
har charan kee ot sataanee.
The Lord's feet are my all-powerful shelter and support;
ਸਭ ਚੂਕੀ ਕਾਣਿ ਲੋਕਾਣੀ ॥
sabh chookee kaan lokaanee.
my dependence on other people is totally finished.
ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
jagjeevan daataa paa-i-aa.
I have found the Life of the world, the Great Giver;
ਹਰਿ ਰਸਕਿ ਰਸਕਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
har rasak rasak gun gaa-i-aa. ||2||
in joyful rapture, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind is soaked in loving the One, and a music with no instrument keeps playing inside me.
The One's shelter is strong, so my need to depend on other people's approval is finished. I found the Giver, the Life of the world, and I sing His goodness with delight.
When you rest in something solid, you stop needing everyone's approval.
The Rahau plus verse: anhat beenaa -- the unstruck flute, the inner music. Sabh chookee kaan lokaanee -- the constant looking-to-others for approval falls away; a strong shelter frees you from needing everyone to like you.
A Question to Sit With
Whose approval do you chase most -- and how would it feel to need it a little less?
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