Sikhism·Siree Raag·Shabad 37
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Those Who Meditate Single-Mindedly Have Radiant Faces

ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
sireeraag mehlaa 3.
Siree Raag, Third Mehl:
ਜਿਨੀ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
jinee ik man naam Dhi-aa-i-aa gurmatee veechaar.
Those who meditate single-mindedly on the Naam, and contemplate the Teachings of the Guru
ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਮੁਖ ਸਦ ਉਜਲੇ ਤਿਤੁ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥
tin kay mukh sad ujlay tit sachai darbaar.
-their faces are forever radiant in the Court of the True Lord.
ਓਇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥੧॥
o-ay amrit peeveh sadaa sadaa sachai naam pi-aar. ||1||
They drink in the Ambrosial Nectar forever and ever, and they love the True Name. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Those who meditate single-mindedly on the Name and contemplate the Teacher's guidance — their faces are forever radiant in the court of the True Lord.

They drink in the nectar forever and ever. They love the True Name.

Something about genuine alignment shows. It isn't hidden. It can be seen.

Genuine inner devotion cannot be fully hidden — it shows on the face.
The deeper layer

The mukh ujlay (radiant face) theme returns — the inner quality of the Gurmukh becomes externally visible. This is not beauty in the conventional sense but a quality of openness, peace, and presence that people around the Gurmukh can see, even without knowing what they're seeing.

"They drink in the Ambrosial Nectar" — amrit peevhi saad — the word saad here means with taste, with pleasure. The drinking is not medicine taken despite its bitterness; it is nectar enjoyed for its own sweetness.

A Question to Sit With

Have you ever met someone and immediately sensed something genuinely peaceful or luminous about them — before they said a word? What did you pick up on?

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