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Sikhism·Raag Wadahans·Shabad 41
Verse 2 of 8

Those Who Listen for Good and Speak Kindly Grow Lovely

ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chhant.
Chhant:
ਤਿਨ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੁਮਾਈ ਜਿਨ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸ੍ਰਵਣੀ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
tin ghol ghumaa-ee jin parabh sarvanee suni-aa raam.
I am a sacrifice to those who listen with their ears to the Lord God.
ਸੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਹੇਲੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨਾ ਭਣਿਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
say sahj suhaylay jin har har rasnaa bhani-aa raam.
Blissful and comfortable are those, who with their tongues chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
ਸੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਹੇਲੇ ਗੁਣਹ ਅਮੋਲੇ ਜਗਤ ਉਧਾਰਣ ਆਏ ॥
say sahj suhaylay gunah amolay jagat uDhaaran aa-ay.
They are naturally embellished, with priceless virtues; they have come to save the world.
ਭੈ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਸਾਗਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਚਰਣਾ ਕੇਤੇ ਪਾਰਿ ਲਘਾਏ ॥
bhai bohith saagar parabh charnaa kaytay paar laghaa-ay.
God's Feet are the boat, which carries so many across the terrifying world-ocean.
ਜਿਨ ਕੰਉ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੀ ਮੇਰੈ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਲੇਖਾ ਨ ਗਣਿਆ ॥
jin kaN-u kirpaa karee mayrai thaakur tin kaa laykhaa na gani-aa.
Those who are blessed with the favor of my Lord and Master, are not asked to render their account.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੁਮਾਈ ਜਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸ੍ਰਵਣੀ ਸੁਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
kaho naanak tis ghol ghumaa-ee jin parabh sarvanee suni-aa. ||1||
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who listen to God with their ears. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I so admire people who listen for what's good and speak kind, true words.

Goodness naturally makes them lovely, and their calm helps everyone around them.

Wisdom is like a boat that carries many safely across rough waters.

People who listen for good and speak kindly become naturally lovely — and they help everyone around them.
The deeper layer

The first Chhant praises those who "listen with their ears" and "chant with their tongues": they are "naturally embellished with priceless virtues" and "have come to save the world." Goodness makes a person beautiful without effort, and such people lift everyone around them — like a boat carrying many across. "Those blessed... are not asked to render their account" (grace, no scorecard). For a child: people who listen for good and speak kindly become naturally lovely and help everyone around them.

A Question to Sit With

How does one calm, kind person help everyone around them feel better?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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