Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some people deal in truth, because they truly love the Guru's **shabad**. They don't just cross safely to the other shore themselves — they carry their whole family across with them. The day such a person was born turns out to have been a blessed day, because they meet the Beloved and find real peace.
This one shows the happiest ending of the trading story, and how it spreads to others.
Ik sach vanaNjahi gur sabad pi-aaray — some trade in truth, because they love the Guru's shabad, the Word. Their profit isn't kept private. Aap tareh saglay kul taaray — they cross over themselves, and they carry their whole family line across too. Think of crossing a wide river. One strong swimmer who knows the way can help everyone behind them reach the far bank. A life truly turned toward the light warms everyone near it: family, those who came before, friends. This is sat sangat, good company, seen from the other side. Good company lifts you up, and becoming good company lifts others.
The last line is tender: aa-ay say parvaan ho-ay — their coming into the world is accepted and made worthwhile. Deep down, people sometimes wonder, "Does my being here matter?" The verse answers yes. For the one who meets the Beloved, the whole arrival is blessed. Nothing was wasted.
And what do they find at the end of all the trading? Simply sukh, peace, the same settled calm the pause line promised. The story ran through money, capital and profit. But it ends not in riches. It ends in mil preetam, meeting the Beloved. That was the real treasure all along. All the trading in truth was love looking for the Beloved, and here it finds Him.
Who in your life has lifted the people around them just by who they became — and could you be that person for someone?
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