Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Chant the jewel of the Naam — that is the profit worth earning.
Greed and grabbing, ego and meanness, backbiting and gossip —
a person who follows only their own mind goes blind, foolish and lost.
We came into the world to earn that profit — yet a person ends up a hired hand, robbed by Maya, the great robber.
Nanak says: whoever earns the Naam, with trust as their savings, is honored by the True King.
Laahaa is profit; poonjee vaysaahu is the capital of trust. The self-facing state (manmukh) is a turned-around condition anyone can slip into. Thagaa-ay thag — tricked by the trickster, Maya. We came to gather something lasting; the danger is being too busy to notice.
What's something you're gathering now that you could keep forever?
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