ਸਗਲੇ ਜਾਚਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ ॥
saglay jaacheh gur bhandaaree.
Everyone begs from the Guru, God's Treasurer.
ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੀ ॥
aap niranjan alakh apaaree.
He Himself is the immaculate, unknowable, infinite Lord.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਾਚੈ ਮੈ ਦੀਜੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਰਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੬॥੪॥
naanak saach kahai parabh jaachai mai deejai saach rajaa-ee hay. ||16||4||
Nanak speaks the Truth; he begs from God. Please bless me with the Truth, by Your Will. ||16||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Every single one of us comes asking at the Guru, Your great storehouse of gifts.
You are spotless, beyond knowing, and without any end.
Nanak says what is true, and asks with open hands: let Truth live in me, however You choose to give it.
We are all askers at the same great treasury, and truth is worth asking for.
All beings come as askers to the Guru, the One's treasurer. Nanak asks for one thing only: that Truth (sach) live within him.
A Question to Sit With
If everyone is asking for something, what is the best thing to ask for?
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