Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Your Name, the Naam, is my worship with lamps and my holy bath, O Lord.
Without the Naam, every grand show is empty.
For Ravi Daas, the Name itself is the whole ceremony.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Naam tayro aartee majan muraaray — Your Name is my aartee, the worship with lamps, and my majan, the holy bath. Muraaray is a name for the One.
So the ceremony of lights moves from the tray into the heart. Har kay naam bin jhoothay sagal paasaaray — without the Name, all outer show is hollow. It is like a beautiful gift box with nothing inside. What fills the box is the living Name.
What is something that looks impressive on the outside but can feel empty on the inside?
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