Sikhism·Raag Wadahans·Shabad 52
Verse 39 of 64

Hearts Full of Goodness Carry a Quiet Beauty

ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mehlaa 3.
Third Mehl:
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥
gurmukh sadaa dar sohnay gur kaa sabad kamaahi.
The Gurmukhs always look beautiful in the Court of the Lord; they practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
antar saaNt sadaa sukh dar sachai sobhaa paahi.
There is a lasting peace and happiness deep within them; at the Court of the True Lord, they receive honor.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੨॥
naanak gurmukh har naam paa-i-aa sehjay sach samaahi. ||2||
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are blessed with the Name of the Lord; they merge imperceptibly into the True Lord. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Hearts full of goodness carry a quiet beauty wherever they go.

Deep inside they hold a lasting peace and gladness.

They blend, softly and unnoticed, into the good they love.

Hearts full of goodness carry a quiet beauty and a deep peace wherever they go.
The deeper layer

"The Gurmukhs always look beautiful... a lasting peace and happiness deep within." Goodness makes a person beautiful, and such a heart "merges imperceptibly" into the True Lord — quietly, gently, without fanfare. For a child: hearts full of goodness carry a quiet beauty and a deep peace wherever they go.

A Question to Sit With

What gives a person a quiet, lasting kind of beauty?

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