ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਫੁਰੀ ਤਬ ਕਾਹੂ ਸਿਉ ਕਿਆ ਕਾਜ ॥
riDh siDh jaa ka-o furee tab kaahoo si-o ki-aa kaaj.
You have riches and miraculous spiritual powers; so what business do you have with anyone else?
ਤੇਰੇ ਕਹਨੇ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਕਿਆ ਕਹਉ ਮੈ ਬੋਲਤ ਹੀ ਬਡ ਲਾਜ ॥੧॥
tayray kahnay kee gat ki-aa kaha-o mai bolat hee bad laaj. ||1||
What should I say about the reality of your talk? I am embarrassed even to speak to you. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who has riches and amazing powers — what need do they have of anyone else?
What can I say about Your words? I feel shy even to speak.
The heart that is already full stops needing to prove anything.
'Ridh sidh' (riches and miraculous powers) are the very things spiritual seekers often chase. Once these come, what business is left with anyone? Yet even powers and grand talk sit below the quiet fullness of the one who has found the One. Self-sufficiency here means resting in the One, not pride.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you have that means you do not need to keep proving yourself to others?
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