Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My great Guru made everything there is.
I worship You and fall at Your feet. Colored by Your Naam, I long to be Yours.
Whoever keeps the Naam hidden and never lets it shine within leaves in the end like a thief.
Serving the One brings you close, and hiding the Naam away leaves you with empty hands.
Guru Nanak says the great Guru made everything. So he wants to serve, to rest at the One's feet and belong, colored through with the Naam.
Then comes a sharp picture. Naam duraa-ay chalai so chor — whoever hides the Naam leaves like a thief. This is not a threat. It shows a quiet loss. Think of a gift you locked in a drawer and never opened. At the end, you leave without ever enjoying what was yours. A life that keeps the Naam away from the heart ends with empty hands.
Is there something good you sometimes keep locked away instead of letting it in?
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