Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If you are going to ask for anything, ask for the one true thing — given freely, out of pure kindness.
Nanak says: feeding on that gift from the Giver, the mind is finally full and content.
The "begging" thread, answered: mangnaa ta sach ik — "if you must ask, ask for the one sach (the true, lasting thing)." And it comes jis tus dayvai aap — "given by the One's own pleasure," freely, not as wages. The image is nourishment: jit khaadhai man tripat-ee-ai — "eating which, the mind is satisfied." Most wants leave you hungry again in an hour; the saahib daat, the Giver's true gift, is the one food that fills for good. Desire itself gets a new frame: wanting was always fine, and the trouble is wanting what can't satisfy.
What is something that makes you feel full and content for a long time, not just for a minute?
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