ਸੀਤਲ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਮਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਸ੍ਰਮ ਸਗਲੇ ਲਾਥ ॥
seetal sukh paa-i-o man tariptai har simrat saram saglay laath.
I have found peace and cool tranquility, and my mind is satisfied; meditating in remembrance on the Lord, all struggles are ended.
ਨਿਧਿ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਅਵਰ ਸਿਆਨਪ ਸਗਲ ਅਕਾਥ ॥੨॥੬॥੧੨੨॥
niDh niDhaan naanak har sayvaa avar si-aanap sagal akaath. ||2||6||122||
Service to the Lord, O Nanak, is the treasure of treasures; all other clever tricks are useless. ||2||6||122||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have found a cool, settled peace, and my mind is content; when I remember You, all my struggles quiet down.
Nanak says, serving You is the greatest treasure of all; every other clever trick comes to nothing beside it.
Some peace comes not from being clever but from serving with love.
seetal sukh, man triptai -- cool peace, a satisfied mind. saram saglay laath -- struggles laid down. nidh nidhaan har sayvaa -- service as the treasure of treasures; cleverness (si-aanap) is gently set below simple, loving service. Closes at ||122||.
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