Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Chasing after grand pleasures and big titles can leave a person tossed between highs and lows, weighed down.
No person can hand me what I most need. You alone are the Giver of everything, so it is to You that I turn.
Ras bhogan paatisaahee-aa means enjoying the pleasures of kings. Those pleasures swing a person between pain and joy. Motaa naa-o Dharaa-ee-ai: taking on a big, grand name. That hangs a heavy load of a-ugan, faults, around the neck. Think of a backpack full of trophies that gets heavier with every step.
Then the turn: maanas daat na hova-ee. No person can give the true gift. Too daataa saaraa: You, the One, are the Giver of everything.
The verse bows low, but not to put itself down. It is simply honest about where every true gift comes from.
What is the best gift you have that no money could buy?
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