Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
People who keep the One in mind become strong enough to be the boss of their own big feelings, instead of the feelings bossing them.
All the real treasure is already tucked inside you — a wise teacher just helps you notice what was there all along.
The deepest wishes get filled, and a restless hunger inside finally settles down.
The song rises most freely from a heart that was made ready for it.
The pauri names the practical fruit: those who remember "overpower the five passions" (panch dooth — lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride). Crucially, Sikhism does not ask us to destroy these energies but to master them — to become their boss rather than their servant, which is why the children's version says "be the boss of your own big feelings." The "nine treasures" (nau nidh) are said to be within — the Guru "makes me see the unseen." This is the inward turn: what we chase outside is already inside, only unnoticed. The last line's "pre-ordained destiny inscribed on the forehead" is rendered as a heart "made ready," softening predestination into preparation and grace.
Which big feeling would you most like to be the boss of, instead of it being the boss of you?
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