ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲਿ ॥
gur parsaadee har naam samHaal.
By Guru's Grace, dwell upon the Lord's Name.
ਸਦ ਹੀ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sad hee nibhai tayrai naal. ||1|| rahaa-o.
It shall stand by you forever. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
By the Guru's grace, keep the Naam of the One close in your heart.
It will stand by you forever.
Cherish the Name and you carry something that never leaves you.
Keep the Naam close by the Guru's grace, and it stays with you forever.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Gur parsaadee har naam samaal: by the Guru's grace, cherish the Naam. Sad hee nibhai tayrai naal: it stays with you always. Money and trophies come and go; the Naam stays. It comes as a gift, never as a prize earned.
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