ਸਲੋਕ ਡਖਣੇ ਮਃ ੫ ॥
salok dakh-nay mehlaa 5.
Shalok Dakhanay, Fifth Mehl:
ਸੈ ਨੰਗੇ ਨਹ ਨੰਗ ਭੁਖੇ ਲਖ ਨ ਭੁਖਿਆ ॥
sai nangay nah nang bhukhay lakh na bhukhi-aa.
Hundreds of times naked does not make the person naked; tens of thousands of hungers do not make him hungry;
ਡੁਖੇ ਕੋੜਿ ਨ ਡੁਖ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਿਰੀ ਪਿਖੰਦੋ ਸੁਭ ਦਿਸਟਿ ॥੧॥
dukhay korh na dukh naanak piree pikhando subh disat. ||1||
millions of pains do not cause him pain. O Nanak, the Husband Lord blesses him with his Glance of Grace. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Going without a hundred times leaves that person still clothed; a hundred thousand hungers leave that heart still fed.
Millions of pains cannot hurt them. Nanak says: the Beloved rests a kind glance upon them.
When your worth rests in the One, no hardship can reach the deepest part of you.
A Dakhanay shalok, and a luminous peak. The one held by the Glance of Grace (nadar) is untouchable at the core — not because life is easy, but because their true worth rests in something no hardship can reach. Grace, freely given, makes the heart invulnerable where it matters most.
A Question to Sit With
What part of you feels safe even when things go wrong?
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