Doing paath in English translations

asked 2014-02-02 20:25:26 -0500

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I am interested in reading the Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, and I have found an online version which translates the text to English.

However I do not understand or cannot read any Gurmukhi language, and cannot always understand what is being said when I go to the temple so I literally just read the English text as a part of my prayers.

Does this mean my prayers are not as meaningful, as I am not reading it in the original format.

Thanks.