Sikhism·Raag Tilang·Shabad 14
Verse 7 of 22

Love Makes the One's Company Your Very Atmosphere

ਜਿਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਪਿਰਹੜੀ ਤਿਨਾ ਜੀਅ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
jinaa har saytee pirharhee tinaa jee-a parabh naalay.
Those who cherish love for the Lord, their souls are always with God.
ਓਇ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਜੀਵਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥੭॥
o-ay jap jap pi-aaraa jeevday har naam samaalay. ||7||
Chanting and meditating on their Beloved, they live in, and gather in, the Lord's Name. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Those who cherish love for the One have their souls always with it.

Remembering their Beloved, they live in and gather up the Name.

To truly love the One is to have your soul always in its company — not just in set moments, but as your atmosphere.
The deeper layer

The verse describes the constancy of love: those who "cherish love" have "their souls always with God." Love keeps the soul company with its Beloved continuously, not just in set moments. They "live in" the Name — it is their dwelling, their atmosphere — and "gather it in" as a treasure. To love the One is to be always, quietly, in its presence.

A Question to Sit With

What do you love enough that your mind returns to it, quietly, all through the day?

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