ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਪੁਰਬ ਲਿਖੇ ਕਾ ਲਹਣਾ ॥
tin har Dhan paa-i-aa jis purab likhay kaa lahnaa.
He alone receives the Lord's wealth, who is pre-ordained to receive it.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਤਿ ਵਾਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਗਹਣਾ ॥੪॥੧੮॥
jan naanak ant vaar naam gahnaa. ||4||18||
O servant Nanak, at that very last moment, the Naam shall be your only decoration. ||4||18||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Only the one destined for it receives the One's wealth.
Says Nanak: at the very last moment, the Name will be your only ornament.
At the very end, the Name is the only ornament that goes with you.
The wealth comes by destiny (grace), and its ultimate value is named: "at that very last moment, the Naam shall be your only decoration." At death, every other ornament is left behind; only the Name adorns the soul as it goes. It is the one possession that crosses the threshold.
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