ਹੰਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਹੰਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਮੀਤ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
haN-u vaaree haN-u vaaree gursikh meet pi-aaray raam.
I am a sacrifice, I am a sacrifice to the Gursikhs, my dear friends.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੋ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਣਾਏ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
har naamo har naam sunaa-ay mayraa pareetam naam aDhaaray raam.
They chant the Lord's Name, the Lord's Name; the Beloved Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my only Support.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਸਖਾਈ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਘੜੀ ਨਿਮਖ ਨਹੀ ਜੀਵਾਂ ॥
har har naam mayraa paraan sakhaa-ee tis bin gharhee nimakh nahee jeevaaN.
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the companion of my breath of life; without it, I cannot live for an instant or a moment.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਾਂ ॥
har har kirpaa karay sukh-daata gurmukh amrit peevaaN.
The Lord, Har, Har, the Giver of peace, shows His Mercy, and the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਸਰਧਾ ਲਾਇ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
har aapay sarDhaa laa-ay milaa-ay har aapay aap savaaray.
The Lord blesses him with faith, and unites him in His Union; He Himself adorns him.
ਹੰਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਹੰਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਮੀਤ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੩॥
haN-u vaaree haN-u vaaree gursikh meet pi-aaray. ||3||
I am a sacrifice, I am a sacrifice to the Gursikhs, my dear friends. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I'm so grateful for good, devoted friends — my dear companions.
The Name is the companion of my very breath; I can't do without it even a moment.
Kindness lets a turned heart drink the sweetness and be made lovely.
Keeping the good in mind can be as close and constant as your own breath.
"I am a sacrifice to the Gursikhs, my dear friends... the Name is the companion of my breath; without it I cannot live an instant." The Name as breath-companion — as close and constant as breathing. And good company (the Gursikhs) is treasured. For a child: keeping the good in mind can be as close and constant as your own breath.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing would you like to keep as close as your own breathing?
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