Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
All greatness is in His Hands; He bestows the Name and attaches us to it.
O Nanak, when the treasure of the Name dwells in the mind — that is the greatness received.
This one says keeping the Name in your mind is not the road to the prize; it is the prize.
The ending gathers the hymn together. Aapnai hath vadi-aa-ee-aa — all greatness is in His hands. Every honor the world hands out comes from one treasury with one Keeper.
And He gives twice. Day naamay laa-ay — He gives the Name, and He attaches us to it. Even our holding on is His doing. Think of a parent who gives a child a kite and also keeps a hand on the string with them.
Then the last line changes what we thought the prize was. Naam niDhaan man vasi-aa vadi-aa-ee paa-ay — when the treasure of the Name lives in the mind, greatness is received. The greatness is not a reward for holding the Name. Having the Name inside is the greatness. The reward and the treasure were the same thing all along.
If honor could not be seen by others — if it lived only inside you — what would you want yours to be?
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