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Sikhism·Raag Wadahans·Shabad 52
Verse 64 of 64

Rest in the Good, Carry It All Day, Be Fearless

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਆਪਿ ਸਭੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਕੋਈ ਦੂਜਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਅਵਰੋ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
too aapay aap aap sabh kartaa ko-ee doojaa ho-ay so avro kahee-ai.
You Yourself, all by Yourself, are the Creator of all. If there were any other, then I would speak of another.
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਬੋਲੈ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਲਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੀਐ ॥
har aapay bolai aap bulaavai har aapay jal thal rav rahee-ai.
The Lord Himself speaks, and causes us to speak; He Himself is pervading the water and the land.
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਮਾਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਛੋਡੈ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣੀ ਪੜਿ ਰਹੀਐ ॥
har aapay maarai har aapay chhodai man har sarnee parh rahee-ai.
The Lord Himself destroys, and the Lord Himself saves. O mind, seek and remain in the Lord's Sanctuary.
ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਕੋਈ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਲਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਮਨ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਚਿੰਦ ਨਿਸਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਰਹੀਐ ॥
har bin ko-ee maar jeevaal na sakai man ho-ay nichind nisal ho-ay rahee-ai.
Other than the Lord, no one can kill or rejuvenate. O mind, do not be anxious - remain fearless.
ਉਠਦਿਆ ਬਹਦਿਆ ਸੁਤਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਹੀਐ ॥੨੧॥੧॥ ਸੁਧੁ
uth-di-aa bahdi-aa suti-aa sadaa sadaa har naam Dhi-aa-ee-ai jan naanak gurmukh har lahee-ai. ||21||1|| suDhu
While standing, sitting, and sleeping, forever and ever, meditate on the Lord's Name; O servant Nanak, as Gurmukh, you shall attain the Lord. ||21||1||Sudh||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You are the Maker of all — there's nothing and no one outside You.

You speak through us, You fill the water and the land, You give and You gather back.

So rest in the good, and don't be anxious — remain fearless; keep the good in mind, standing, sitting, always.

Rest in the good, don't be anxious, and carry it with you all day — and you can be fearless.
The deeper layer

The Vaar closes on its deepest note — fearlessness: "O mind, do not be anxious — remain fearless... while standing, sitting, and sleeping, forever meditate on the Name." After all its teachings, the Vaar ends by handing us the One's own fearlessness: rest in the good, drop your anxiety, and carry the good with you through every moment of the day. The colophon ||21||1||Sudh|| marks the Vaar complete and "correct." For a child: rest in the good, don't be anxious, and carry it with you all day — standing, sitting, always — and you can be fearless.

A Question to Sit With

What good thing could you carry with you all day to help you feel fearless?

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

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