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The Month of Maagh
[January 13 - February 12]

Poems translated from Punjabi by GURMEET KAUR

 

 

 

1   Guru Nanak  [Raag Tukhaari, GGS:1109]

 

In the month of Maagh – ruminative

I make

A journey

Inside

Of me

 

In stillness

To be

Virtuous,

Free of filth,

And One with thee

 

Imbued in thy glory

If I please thee

I would have

Bathed

The pious pools verily ...

 

... The Ganges

The Yamuna

The confluences

And

The seven seas

 

All things sacred

Good deeds, alms,

Worship

And many a

Pilgrimage

 

Says Nanak:

In contemplation

Sweet nectar pours

I dip in

An ultimate bliss

In the month of Maagh - ruminative

 


 

2  Guru Arjan  [Raag Maajh, GGS:136]

 

 

In the month of Maagh - ruminative

Cleansing

Is humility

In learning from the saintly ones

 

Contemplation

Of naam

And sharing it with everyone

 

Redemption

From entrapment

Of karam and ages

 

From

Greed, lust

Anger and arrogance

 

Venerated

Are the ones

Walking in righteousness

 

Credited

With sacred deeds,

Kindness and pilgrimages

 

Graced

By his mercy

Wisdom they obtain

 

Sacrifice

Is Nanak

To ones in his embrace

 

Truthful

They are known

Who enshrine His grace

In the month of Maagh – ruminative

 

 

January 13, 2012

Conversation about this article

1: Ramneet Kaur (Atlanta, Georgia, USA), January 14, 2014, 1:31 PM.

Beautiful. Each word is so pure and reverent.

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[January 13 - February 12] "









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