Anand Sahib · Pauri 2
Pauri 2
Stay close to the Divine and your worries lose their grip on you.
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ਏ ਮਨ ਮੇਰਿਆ ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
Ay man mayri-aa too sadaa rahu har naalay.
O my mind, always stay close to the Divine.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਲਿ ਰਹੁ ਤੂ ਮੰਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਦੂਖ ਸਭਿ ਵਿਸਾਰਣਾ ॥
Har naal rahu too man mayray dookh sabh visaaranaa.
Stay with the Divine, O my mind, and all your sorrows will be forgotten.
ਅੰਗੀਕਾਰੁ ਓਹੁ ਕਰੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਭਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਾ ॥
Angeekaar oh karay tayraa kaaraj sabh savaaranaa.
The Creator will take you as His own, and everything you do will be put right.
ਸਭਨਾ ਗਲਾ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੇ ॥
Sabhnaa galaa samrath su-aamee so ki-o manhu visaaray.
Our Master can do anything at all — so why forget Him from your mind?
ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮੰਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਲੇ ॥੨॥
Kahai Naanak man mayray sadaa rahu har naalay. ॥2॥
Says Nanak: O my mind, always stay close to the Divine. ॥2॥
✦ The Gurmukhi shown is the original Gurbani. The transliteration and English meaning are a simple, kid-friendly rendering for learning — under review, not a replacement for the original bani.
Words to know
10 words from this stanza
ਮਨ
Man
Mind
ਸਦਾ
Sadaa
Always; forever
ਰਹੁ
Rahu
Stay; remain
ਹਰਿ
Har
The Divine
ਦੂਖ
Dookh
Sorrows; pain
ਵਿਸਾਰਣਾ
Visaaranaa
To be forgotten
ਅੰਗੀਕਾਰੁ
Angeekaar
Taking someone as your own
ਕਾਰਜ
Kaaraj
Tasks; things you have to do
ਸਵਾਰਣਾ
Savaaranaa
Put right; sorted out
ਸਮਰਥੁ
Samrath
Able to do anything
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