Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 42
Verse 1 of 5

Richer Than a King

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 5.
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਕੋਟਿ ਲਾਖ ਸਰਬ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ॥
kot laakh sarab ko raajaa jis hirdai naam tumaaraa.
One who has Your Name in his heart is the king of all the hundreds of thousands and millions of beings.
ਜਾ ਕਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਦੀਆ ਮੇਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸੇ ਮਰਿ ਜਨਮਹਿ ਗਾਵਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
jaa ka-o naam na dee-aa mayrai satgur say mar janmeh gaavaaraa. ||1||
Those, whom my True Guru has not blessed with Your Name, are poor idiots, who die and are reborn. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Whoever carries Your Naam in the heart is richer than the ruler of millions.

Those my True Guru has not yet given the Naam keep coming and going, a little lost.

Carrying the One in your heart makes you richer than a king.
The deeper layer

Whoever holds the Naam in the heart is richer than a king. Without it, a person keeps coming and going, a little lost.

A Question to Sit With

What treasure do you carry that no one can take?

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