ਸਾਚਾ ਧਨੁ ਸਾਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
saachaa Dhan saachee vadi-aa-ee.
True wealth and true glorious greatness,
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
gur pooray tay nihchal mat paa-ee.
and eternal, unchanging wisdom, are obtained from the Perfect Guru.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰਾ ॥
kar kirpaa jis raakhanhaaraa.
When the Protector, the Savior Lord, bestows His Mercy,
ਤਾ ਕਾ ਸਗਲ ਮਿਟੈ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ॥੩॥
taa kaa sagal mitai anDhi-aaraa. ||3||
all spiritual darkness is dispelled. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
True wealth, true greatness, and a steady, unchanging wisdom come from the perfect Guru.
When the Protector is kind to someone, all their darkness is cleared away.
The wealth worth having is the kind that never fades.
True wealth and steady wisdom come from the Guru, and grace clears away every darkness.
Saachaa dhan: true wealth, the kind that stays when money fades. Nihchal mat: a wisdom that holds steady. Andhi-aaraa mitai: darkness is wiped away, the way a room fills when a lamp is lit. It is the move from darkness into light that the word Waheguru carries.
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