ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਖਾਟਿ ਕੀਏ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
har Dhan khaat kee-ay bhandaar.
He earns the treasure of the Lord's wealth.
ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਭਿ ਕਾਜ ਸਵਾਰ ॥
mil satgur sabh kaaj savaar.
Meeting with the True Guru, all his affairs are resolved.
ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਰੰਗ ਸੰਗਿ ਜਾਗਾ ॥
har kay naam rang sang jaagaa.
He is awake and aware in the Love of the Lord's Name;
ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥੪॥੧੪॥੧੬॥
har charnee naanak man laagaa. ||4||14||16||
O Nanak, his mind is attached to the Lord's Feet. ||4||14||16||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Gathering the wealth of the Name, I have filled a storehouse.
Meeting the true Teacher, all my tangles are sorted out.
Awake and glowing in the love of the Name,
my heart holds fast to the One.
The Name is a wealth you get to keep — and it keeps you awake and glowing.
Har dhan khaat kee-ay bhandaar — the Name is a wealth you can actually store, unlike money that stays behind. Sabh kaaj savaar: meeting the true Teacher, life's tangled affairs get sorted — not magically, but because a settled heart handles things better. Jaagaa — awake — is the key: the Name keeps a person alert and glowing in love, the opposite of sleepwalking through life.
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What is a kind of 'wealth' worth gathering that money can't buy?
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