Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
O mind, meditate on the One, the Lord of the World.
The One is the jewel, the diamond, the ruby.
The One shapes the Gurmukhs, the people turned toward the Guru, in the One's own mint, like precious coins.
O One, please, please be kind to me.
The One is the most precious treasure there is, and shapes open hearts to be true.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the song. The song is a parh-taal: its rhythm keeps shifting, so the words tumble and repeat with joy.
Har ratan javayhar laal: the One is the jewel, the diamond, the ruby. Picture a treasure chest, and the One is the best thing inside. Har gurmukh gharh taksaal: the One shapes the Gurmukh, a heart turned toward the One, the way a mint presses a coin. A coin from a good mint comes out clean and true, with nothing fake about it.
If you had to name the single most precious thing in the whole world, what would it be?
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