Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 20
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A Treasure to Carry Everywhere

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੩
maaroo mehlaa 4 ghar 3
Maaroo, Fourth Mehl, Third House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਲੈ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
har har naam niDhaan lai gurmat har pat paa-ay.
Take the treasure of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Follow the Guru's Teachings, and the Lord shall bless you with honor.
ਹਲਤਿ ਪਲਤਿ ਨਾਲਿ ਚਲਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਤੇ ਲਏ ਛਡਾਇ ॥
halat palat naal chaldaa har antay la-ay chhadaa-ay.
Here and hereafter, the Lord goes with you; in the end, He shall deliver you.
ਜਿਥੈ ਅਵਘਟ ਗਲੀਆ ਭੀੜੀਆ ਤਿਥੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਾਇ ॥੧॥
jithai avghat galee-aa bheerhee-aa tithai har har mukat karaa-ay. ||1||
Where the path is difficult and the street is narrow, there the Lord shall liberate you. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

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.

Take the treasure of the Naam and follow the Guru; it brings you honor.

It walks with you here and everywhere, and stays with you to the very end. Even where the road turns narrow and steep, it sets you free.

What is worth carrying is what stays with you through the narrow places.
The deeper layer

The Name is a treasure that goes everywhere with you.

Har har naam nidhaan lai — take the treasure of the Name. Nidhaan means treasure. Follow the Guru's teaching, and the One gives you real honor.

Halat palat naal chaldaa — the Name walks with you here and hereafter. Halat means this life. Palat means what comes after. At the very end, it sets you free.

Jithai avghat galee-aa bheerhee-aa — where the path is hard and the lane is narrow, there the One sets you free. Think of a flashlight in your pocket on a dark, narrow trail. Every hard stretch of life has that light waiting.

A Question to Sit With

What would you want with you on a hard climb?

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