Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 294
Verse 37 of 112

The Name Is a Treasure You Can Spend Freely

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਖਖਾ ਖੂਨਾ ਕਛੁ ਨਹੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਕੈ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
khakhaa khoonaa kachh nahee tis samrath kai paahi.
KHAKHA: The All-powerful Lord lacks nothing;
ਜੋ ਦੇਨਾ ਸੋ ਦੇ ਰਹਿਓ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਹ ਤਹ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
jo daynaa so day rahi-o bhaavai tah tah jaahi.
whatever He is to give, He continues to give - let anyone go anywhere he pleases.
ਖਰਚੁ ਖਜਾਨਾ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਇਆ ਭਗਤਨ ਕੀ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
kharach khajaanaa naam Dhan i-aa bhagtan kee raas.
The wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a treasure to spend; it is the capital of His devotees.
ਖਿਮਾ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਅਨਦ ਸਹਜ ਜਪਤ ਰਹਹਿ ਗੁਣਤਾਸ ॥
khimaa gareebee anad sahj japat raheh guntaas.
With tolerance, humility, bliss and intuitive poise, they continue to meditate on the Lord, the Treasure of excellence.
ਖੇਲਹਿ ਬਿਗਸਹਿ ਅਨਦ ਸਿਉ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਹੋਤ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ॥
khayleh bigsahi anad si-o jaa ka-o hot kirpaal.
Those, unto whom the Lord shows His Mercy, play happily and blossom forth.
ਸਦੀਵ ਗਨੀਵ ਸੁਹਾਵਨੇ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਮਾਲ ॥
sadeev ganeev suhaavanay raam naam garihi maal.
Those who have the wealth of the Lord's Name in their homes are forever wealthy and beautiful.
ਖੇਦੁ ਨ ਦੂਖੁ ਨ ਡਾਨੁ ਤਿਹ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੀ ॥
khayd na dookh na daan tih jaa ka-o nadar karee.
Those who are blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace suffer neither torture, nor pain, nor punishment.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਣਿਆ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਿਨਾ ਪਰੀ ॥੧੮॥
naanak jo parabh bhaani-aa pooree tinaa paree. ||18||
O Nanak, those who are pleasing to God become perfectly successful. ||18||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One who has all power lacks nothing. Whatever there is to give, the giving simply keeps on — go wherever you like, the Giver is already there ahead of you.

The real treasure to carry is the Name — remembering the One. Those who spend from it live with patience, humbleness, quiet joy, and a natural, easy calm, always keeping the Giver in mind.

Where mercy falls, hearts play and blossom. Those who keep this wealth at home are rich and beautiful forever. Wherever the One’s kind glance rests, there is no fear of harm or hurt — and a life becomes fully, truly successful.

The Name is a treasure you can spend freely because it never runs out — and where the One’s kind glance rests, there is nothing to fear.
The deeper layer

The Name is a treasure you can spend freely because it never runs out, and where the One's kind glance rests there is nothing to fear.

This is the verse for the letter Khakha. It is about grace and plenty. Khoonaa kachh nahee tis samrath kai paahi — the All-powerful One lacks nothing. Jo daynaa so day rahi-o — whatever there is to give, the One keeps giving.

Kharach khajaanaa naam Dhan — the wealth of the Name is a treasure to spend. It is the working money of those who love the One. They spend it freely, because the treasury never empties. Think of a library card. You can borrow as many books as you like, and the library is still full.

The verse is full of warm words. Khimaa is patience and forgiveness. Gareebee is humility. Anad is joy. Sahj is a natural, easy calm.

Khayd na dookh na daan tih jaa ka-o nadar karee — for the one the One looks on with grace, there is no suffering, no pain, no punishment. The weight of the line is on freedom from fear of harm or hurt. Grace is not scarce, and it is not earned by being afraid. It is a treasure freely handed to whoever the kind glance rests on. And that glance is generous.

A Question to Sit With

What would it feel like to own a kind of wealth you could spend as much as you wanted and never run low?

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