A wealth no fire or thief can touch, already kept inside your own heart.
The Arc
There is a treasure that fills everything and is never far, though the restless mind imagines it distant. This wealth of the Name lives inside the heart, opened by grace. It cannot burn, be stolen, or drown; its keeper is wholly safe. Gazing on it, the days pass in quiet peace. No great-hearted person was ever without it, and it is found on meeting the true teaching.
Key Vocabulary
Dhan / Vakhar — wealth and commodity, here the Name
Sahjay maatay — gladly immersed in effortless equilibrium
Param gat — the supreme state, reached by no one lacking this wealth
Akath kathaa — the unspeakable speech, too deep for words
Themes and Cross-Connections
The classic Gurbani contrast between sach (real and lasting) and jhooth (passing) becomes deep security: the one wealth time and chance cannot take. It is inclusive, the shared secret of every awakened heart.
For Raag Maaroo
In the mortality-raag, the imperishable inner wealth is offered as the security that outlasts every loss.
Translation Notes
Manmukh rendered as the one who follows only their own restless will, described without contempt. No sensitive imagery required softening in this shabad.
A wealth no fire or thief can touch, already kept inside your own heart.
The Arc
There is a treasure that fills everything and is never far, though the restless mind imagines it distant. This wealth of the Name lives inside the heart, opened by grace. It cannot burn, be stolen, or drown; its keeper is wholly safe. Gazing on it, the days pass in quiet peace. No great-hearted person was ever without it, and it is found on meeting the true teaching.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The classic Gurbani contrast between sach (real and lasting) and jhooth (passing) becomes deep security: the one wealth time and chance cannot take. It is inclusive, the shared secret of every awakened heart.
For Raag Maaroo
In the mortality-raag, the imperishable inner wealth is offered as the security that outlasts every loss.
Translation Notes
Manmukh rendered as the one who follows only their own restless will, described without contempt. No sensitive imagery required softening in this shabad.
Last updated: 2026-07-09