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The Deepest Good Is Always Right Here With You

ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
vad-hans mehlaa 3.
Wadahans, Third Mehl:
ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪਿਰਹਿ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੀਆ ਮੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਸਚੜਾ ਹੈ ਸਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
roveh pireh vichhunnee-aa mai pir sachrhaa hai sadaa naalay.
Those who are separated from their Beloved Husband Lord weep and wail, but my True Husband Lord is always with me.
ਜਿਨੀ ਚਲਣੁ ਸਹੀ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
jinee chalan sahee jaani-aa satgur sayveh naam samaalay.
Those who know that they must depart, serve the True Guru, and dwell upon the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਸਦਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਲੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
sadaa naam samaalay satgur hai naalay satgur sayv sukh paa-i-aa.
They dwell constantly upon the Naam, and the True Guru is with them; they serve the True Guru, and so obtain peace.
ਸਬਦੇ ਕਾਲੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ਨ ਹੋਇਆ ॥
sabday kaal maar sach ur Dhaar fir aavan jaan na ho-i-aa.
Through the Shabad, they kill death, and enshrine the True Lord within their hearts; they shall not have to come and go again.
ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਚੀ ਨਾਈ ਵੇਖੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲੇ ॥
sachaa saahib sachee naa-ee vaykhai nadar nihaalay.
True is the Lord and Master, and True is His Name; bestowing His Gracious Glance, one is enraptured.
ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪਿਰਹੁ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੀਆ ਮੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਸਚੜਾ ਹੈ ਸਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥੧॥
roveh pirahu vichhunnee-aa mai pir sachrhaa hai sadaa naalay. ||1||
Those who are separated from their Beloved Husband Lord weep and wail, but my True Husband Lord is always with me. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Some feel far from the good and grieve — but the true good is always right here with me.

People who remember that their time is precious keep the good close and serve it.

Keeping it in mind, they find a steady peace that endings can't take away.

The deepest good is always right here with you — and remembering our time is precious helps us hold it close.
The deeper layer

Guru Amar Das opens with a confident, comforting witness: others may feel separated and weep, "but my True Beloved is always with me." This is the settled assurance the whole raag has been building toward — a heart that knows the good is never absent. Those who "know that they must depart" (remember life is precious and limited) "serve the True Guru and dwell on the Name," finding peace. For a child: the deepest good is always right here with you — and remembering that our time is precious helps us hold it close.

A Question to Sit With

What helps you remember that the good is right here with you?

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