ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਸੁਨੇਹੁ ॥
baadisaah bayntee sunayhu.
The people pleaded with the king, "Hear our prayer, O king.
ਨਾਮੇ ਸਰ ਭਰਿ ਸੋਨਾ ਲੇਹੁ ॥੧੦॥
naamay sar bhar sonaa layho. ||10||
Here, take Naam Dayv's weight in gold, and release him."||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The people plead, "O king, please hear our prayer.
Take Namdev's weight in gold, and set him free."
Some things can't be bought — they have to change inside.
People who care try to buy a friend's freedom with gold.
Baadisaah bayntee sunayho: O king, listen to our plea. Naamay sar bhar sonaa layho: take gold equal to Namdev's weight. The townspeople care about him and offer a fortune to save him. The story is about to show that this knot will be untied by a change of heart, first the king's and then everyone's.
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