Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let me be with the wise friend who leads me to remember the One.
Together we sing about what's good, day after day.
My heart truly lives by keeping that Name in mind —
and the moment I forget it, something in me goes quiet and dim.
The verse voices total devotion to the Guru-as-friend: "let me meet the Guru, my best friend... my mind lives by hearing Your Name." The striking closing line — "the moment I forget my Lord, my soul dies" — is rendered gently as something in me going "quiet and dim," not literal death: forgetting the good drains the life and light out of a moment. For a child: remembering what's good keeps you feeling alive and bright; forgetting it can make things feel dim.
What good thing, when you remember it, makes your whole day feel brighter?
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