Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Real honor comes only from the True Name of the merciful Maker.
Let it live in your heart, day and night, and — says Nanak — by grace you will swim across.
After three rounds of "thousands", Guru Nanak gives the answer: the only honor that lasts comes from the Name.
Sach naam pat oopjai — honor grows from the True Name. That honor is not handed out by armies, bank accounts or famous schools. It comes when the Name lives ahinis hirdai, in the heart, day and night.
Even then, the crossing happens nadree — by the One's kind glance, by grace. Gurbani often pictures life as a wide ocean to swim across. Think of a swimmer who has trained well but still needs the lifeguard's hand at the end. Honor is received first, and then mercy carries you across.
What gives a person worth that no one could ever take away?
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