Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I searched through many lands, and I found the nine treasures inside my own body.
Nothing comes, and nothing goes. I pray to the One for mercy.
After searching everywhere, I found the treasure inside.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Kaa-i-aa baho khand khojtay nav niDh paa-ee — I searched many lands and found the nav niDh, the nine treasures, in the body. The nine treasures are an old way of saying every kind of wealth.
Naa kachh aa-ibo naa kachh jaa-ibo — nothing comes, nothing goes. The treasure was never somewhere else, so nothing needs to arrive. The search ends where it began. It is like a treasure hunt whose last clue says, "Look in your own pocket."
Have you ever searched hard for something that turned out to be close by the whole time?
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