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Verse 4 of 4

A Quiet Music of Joy Plays in Every Heart

ਦਰਿ ਵਾਜਹਿ ਅਨਹਤ ਵਾਜੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
dar vaajeh anhat vaajay raam.
At the Lord's Door, the unstruck melody resounds.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਗਾਜੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
ghat ghat har gobind gaajay raam.
In each and every heart, the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, sings.
ਗੋਵਿਦ ਗਾਜੇ ਸਦਾ ਬਿਰਾਜੇ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਊਚਾ ॥
govid gaajay sadaa biraajay agam agochar oochaa.
The Lord of the Universe sings, and abides forever; He is unfathomable, profoundly deep, lofty and exalted.
ਗੁਣ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਪਹੂਚਾ ॥
gun bay-ant kichh kahan na jaa-ee ko-ay na sakai pahoochaa.
His virtues are infinite - none of them can be described. No one can reach Him.
ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਆਪਿ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੇ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਸਾਜੇ ॥
aap upaa-ay aap partipaalay jee-a jant sabh saajay.
He Himself creates, and He Himself sustains; all beings and creatures are fashioned by Him.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਦਰਿ ਵਜਹਿ ਅਨਹਦ ਵਾਜੇ ॥੪॥੩॥
binvant naanak sukh naam bhagtee dar vajeh anhad vaajay. ||4||3||
Prays Nanak, happiness comes from devotional worship of the Naam; at His Door, the unstruck melody resounds. ||4||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

At the heart of everything, a quiet music of joy is always playing.

It sings in every single heart, deep and endless and near.

The One makes and holds all beings — and real happiness comes from loving what's good.

There's a quiet music of joy playing deep inside every heart, including yours.
The deeper layer

The shabad closes on the anhad (unstruck melody): "at the Lord's Door, the unstruck melody resounds; in each and every heart, the Lord sings." A quiet music of joy plays at the center of everything and in every heart — you carry it inside you. "Happiness comes from devotional worship of the Name." The colophon (||4||3||) closes. For a child: there's a quiet music of joy playing deep inside every heart, including yours — and real happiness comes from loving what's good.

A Question to Sit With

If there were a quiet, happy music inside you, what would help you hear it?

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

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