ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਮੀਤ ਧਨੁ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਰਹਿਓ ਸੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਗਇਆ ਸਭ ਭਾਈ ਸਾਕੁ ॥
putar meet Dhan kichhoo na rahi-o so chhod ga-i-aa sabh bhaa-ee saak.
Of his sons, friends and wealth, nothing remains; he departed, leaving behind all his brothers and relatives.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਨ ਕਾ ਕੀਨੋ ਪੂਰਨ ਵਾਕੁ ॥੨॥੧੮॥੧੦੪॥
kaho naanak tis parabh balihaaree jin jan kaa keeno pooran vaak. ||2||18||104||
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to God, who fulfilled the word of His slave. ||2||18||104||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sons, friends, riches — nothing stayed with him; he left all his brothers and relatives behind.
Nanak says: I give my whole self to the One, who made good on the word of a humble servant.
What is gathered by force does not last; faithfulness does.
putar meet Dhan kichhoo na rahi-o — what was hoarded does not last; a gentle reminder that gathered things slip away. jin jan kaa keeno pooran vaak — the One who honored the word of the humble; the close is gratitude.
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