[Japji 8] From listening
by Guru NanakEnglish version by John Stratton Hawley and Mark Juergensmeyer
Original Language Punjabi
From listening,
Siddhas, Pirs, Gods, Naths--
the spiritually adept;
From listening,
the earth, its white foundation,
and the sky;
From listening,
continents, worlds, hells;
From listening,
death cannot approach.
Nanak says,
those who hear
flower forever.
From listening,
sin and sorrow
disappear.
 | -- from Songs of the Saints of India, Translated by John Stratton Hawley / Translated by Mark Juergensmeyer |
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