Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Truth, contentment, kindness, right living, a clear heart. I picked these up from the ones who love the One, like gifts handed down.
Nanak says: whoever recognizes this inside themselves comes to a wide, clear understanding.
Five good gifts pass from person to person.
Sat santokh da-i-aa Dharam such — truth, contentment, kindness, right living and a clean heart. Santan tay ih mant la-ee — I received these from the teaching of the saints. Think of a family recipe, handed from grandmother to mother to child. Goodness moves the same way, hand to hand.
Then: kaho naanak jin manhu pachhaani-aa — says Nanak, whoever recognizes this in their own mind. Tin ka-o saglee sojh pa-ee — they come to a full, clear understanding. Sojh means understanding.
What good habit did you catch from someone you admire?
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