Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Take wisdom and humility as your supplies, and burn away the poison of pride.
True is that shop, and perfect the transaction: deal only in the merchandise of the Name.
Life is like a market, and there is one good worth trading in: the Name.
Guru Arjan speaks like a trader getting ready for a trip. Pack wisdom and humility as your supplies. Burn off "the poison of pride," haumai, the swollen sense of me-first.
Then trade in the one true shop, where every deal is fair. "Deal only in the merchandise of the Naam," the Name. Think of a game store where prices jump up and down every week. The Name is the one thing whose value never drops. Other Aasaa shabads use this same picture of trade.
What 'supplies' would you want for the journey of your life?
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