Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 183
Verse 3 of 3

Drawn From the Formless, the Treasure Never Runs Short

ਲਾਲ ਜਵੇਹਰ ਭਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
laal javayhar bharay bhandaar.
My treasure-house is overflowing with rubies and jewels;
ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥
tot na aavai jap nirankaar.
I meditate on the Formless Lord, and so they never run short.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਬਦੁ ਪੀਵੈ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
amrit sabad peevai jan ko-ay.
How rare is that humble being, who drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Word of the Shabad.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥੪੧॥੯੨॥
naanak taa kee param gat ho-ay. ||2||41||92||
O Nanak, he attains the state of highest dignity. ||2||41||92||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My treasure-house overflows with rubies and jewels. I meditate on the Formless One, so they never run short.

How rare is the one who drinks the Nectar of the Word! Says Nanak, that one reaches the highest honor.

Drawn from the Formless One, your inner treasure overflows and never runs short.
The deeper layer

This one says the inner treasure never runs out.

Inside is a treasure-house full of rubies and jewels. It never runs low, because it is filled by remembering nirankaar, the Formless One. It draws on the One who has no end.

Think of a water bottle joined to a spring. You can keep drinking, and it stays full.

This is the hidden treasure that Japji speaks of. Here it is overflowing, and it can never be used up.

A Question to Sit With

What riches grow, rather than shrink, the more you draw on them?

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