ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chhant.
Chhant:
ਜਿਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਡਿਠਾ ਤਿਨ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
jinee har parabh dithaa tin kurbaanay raam.
I am a sacrifice to those who have seen the Lord God.
ਸੇ ਸਾਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਭਾਣੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
say saachee dargeh bhaanay raam.
In the True Court of the Lord, they are approved.
ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਮਾਨੇ ਸੇ ਪਰਧਾਨੇ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ॥
thaakur maanay say parDhaanay har saytee rang raatay.
They are approved by their Lord and Master, and acclaimed as supreme; they are imbued with the Lord's Love.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸਹਿ ਅਘਾਏ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਏ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਮਈਆ ਜਾਤੇ ॥
har raseh aghaa-ay sahj samaa-ay ghat ghat rama-ee-aa jaatay.
They are satiated with the sublime essence of the Lord, and they merge in celestial peace; in each and every heart, they see the all-pervading Lord.
ਸੇਈ ਸਜਣ ਸੰਤ ਸੇ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਅਪਣੇ ਭਾਣੇ ॥
say-ee sajan sant say sukhee-ay thaakur apnay bhaanay.
They alone are the friendly Saints, and they alone are happy, who are pleasing to their Lord and Master.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਡਿਠਾ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੇ ॥੨॥
kaho naanak jin har parabh dithaa tin kai sad kurbaanay. ||2||
Says Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to those who have seen the Lord God. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I admire the hearts that have truly seen the good.
They're welcomed and at home, soaked in love, deeply content.
And they see that same goodness shining in every single heart.
People who really see the good start seeing it shining inside every single person.
The second Chhant praises those who have "seen the Lord": they "merge in celestial peace" and — the key line — "in each and every heart, they see the all-pervading Lord." Truly seeing the good means seeing it in everyone. "They alone are the friendly Saints, and they alone are happy." For a child: people who really see the good start seeing it shining inside every single person.
A Question to Sit With
If you looked for the good in each person, what might you start to notice?
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