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Savaiye in praise of Guru Ram Das, Verse 7 — the only wealth worth keeping

ਜਗੁ ਜਿਤਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿ ਮਨਿ ਏਕੁ ਧਿਆਯਉ ॥
jag jita-o satgur parmaan man ayk Dhi-aa-ya-o.
O certified True Guru, You have conquered the world; You meditate single-mindedly on the One Lord.
ਧਨਿ ਧਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਯਉ ॥
Dhan Dhan satgur amardaas jin naam darirhaa-ya-o.
Blessed, blessed is Guru Amar Daas, the True Guru, who implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, deep within.
ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਦਾਸੀ ॥
nav niDh naam niDhaan riDh siDh taa kee daasee.
The Naam is the wealth of the nine treasures; prosperity and supernatural spiritual powers are His slaves.
ਸਹਜ ਸਰੋਵਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਓ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਭੇਟਿਓ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ॥
sahj sarovar mili-o purakh bhayti-o abhinaasee.
He is blessed with the ocean of intuitive wisdom; He has met with the Imperishable Lord God.
ਆਦਿ ਲੇ ਭਗਤ ਜਿਤੁ ਲਗਿ ਤਰੇ ਸੋ ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਅਉ ॥
aad lay bhagat jit lag taray so gur naam darirhaa-i-a-o.
The Guru has implanted the Naam deep within; attached to the Naam, the devotees have been carried across since ancient times.
ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਕਲ੍ਯ੍ਯੁਚਰੈ ਤੈ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਇਅਉ ॥੭॥
gur raamdaas kal-yuchrai tai har paraym padaarath paa-i-a-o. ||7||
So speaks KALL: O Guru Raam Daas, You have obtained the wealth of the Lord's Love. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Approved by the True Guru, you have won the world: with your whole mind you keep the One in mind.

Blessed, blessed is the True Guru, Guru Amar Das, who planted the Naam deep inside.

The Naam is the treasure of the nine treasures. Wealth and wonderful powers wait on it like servants.

You have found the pool of deep calm, and you have met the Creator who never dies.

Holding on to the Naam, devotees have been carried across from the very beginning, and the Guru planted that same Naam in you.

Kal says: Guru Ram Das, you have found the treasure of the One's love.

The things everyone chases become small next to the treasure of love.
The deeper layer

The Naam is the treasure, and every other wealth waits on it like a servant.

Nav nidh (the nine treasures) and ridh sidh (wealth and wonderful powers) were what many seekers of the time longed for. Here they become daasee, servants, of the one who holds the Naam. The prize Guru Ram Das finds is har paraym padaarath, the treasure of the One's love.

A Question to Sit With

If love is a kind of wealth, who are you rich with?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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