Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 96
Verse 4 of 4

There Is No End to This Treasure

ਕਹਣੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖੀਐ ॥
kahan kahai sabh ko-ay kayvad aakhee-ai.
Everyone speaks and talks; how great should I say He is?
ਹਉ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਅਜਾਣੁ ਸਮਝਾ ਸਾਖੀਐ ॥
ha-o moorakh neech ajaan samjhaa saakhee-ai.
I am foolish, lowly and ignorant; it is only through the Guru's Teachings that I understand.
ਸਚੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਖੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਭਾਖੀ ਤਿਤੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਮੇਰਾ ॥
sach gur kee saakhee amrit bhaakhee tit man maani-aa mayraa.
True are the Teachings of the Guru. His Words are Ambrosial Nectar; my mind is pleased and appeased by them.
ਕੂਚੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਲਾਦੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਚੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥
kooch karahi aavahi bikh laaday sabad sachai gur mayraa.
Loaded down with corruption and sin, people depart, and then come back again; the True Shabad is found through my Guru.
ਆਖਣਿ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ ਭਰਿਪੁਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸੋਈ ॥
aakhan tot na bhagat bhandaaree bharipur rahi-aa so-ee.
There is no end to the treasure of devotion; the Lord is pervading everywhere.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਂਜੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਈ ॥੪॥੧॥
naanak saach kahai baynantee man maaNjai sach so-ee. ||4||1||
Nanak utters this true prayer; one who purifies his mind is True. ||4||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Everyone tries to describe how great the One is, but how could any words be big enough?

I come with empty hands, still learning, and it's the teaching that opens my eyes.

Its words are sweet, like nectar, and my heart settles the moment I hear them.

People weighed down by wrongs go and come back, round and round. The true Word comes to me through my Teacher.

There is no end to this treasure of love; the One fills everything, everywhere. And whoever polishes their heart clean becomes true, all the way through.

The treasure of love never runs out, and polishing your heart is what makes you true.
The deeper layer

No words are big enough for the One, and the heart that scrubs itself clean becomes true.

Aakhan tot na bhagat bhandaaree — the treasure-house of love for the One never runs short. It is like a well that never runs dry, however many buckets you pull up.

Amrit bhaakhee — the Guru's words are sweet nectar.

The closing line is man maajai sach so-ee — whoever scrubs the mind clean is true. That person does not just find the truth. They become it, the way a clean window does not just let the light in, but seems to glow with it.

A Question to Sit With

What does it feel like to polish your own heart, to clean off what doesn't belong?

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