Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The wealth of the One's Name is spotless and endless. The Guru's Word overflows with it.
Every other kind of wealth, next to it, is like something that only harms you. And pride wrapped up in the world's glitter just burns and burns.
The Name is the one wealth that never runs out and never harms you.
Har naam Dhan nirmal at apaaraa — the wealth of the Name is spotless and without limit. Gur kai sabad bharay bhandaaraa — the Guru's Word is a storehouse, full to overflowing.
Then comes a sharp line. Naam Dhan bin hor sabh bikh jaan — know that every other wealth, without the Name, is bikh, poison. It is like eating candy for every meal. It looks like treasure, but it harms instead of nourishing. Last, maa-i-aa mohi jalai abhimaan — pride wrapped up in maya, the world's glitter, burns. That burning is restlessness, not a punishment.
Have you ever gotten something you wanted and found it did not satisfy you for long?
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