ਭੋਜਨੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਆਘਾਈ ॥
bhojan saach milai aaghaa-ee.
Receiving the food of Truth, one is satisfied.
ਨਾਮ ਰਤਨੁ ਸਾਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
naam ratan saachee vadi-aa-ee.
True is the glorious greatness of the jewel of the Name.
ਚੀਨੈ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਸੋਈ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੭॥
cheenai aap pachhaanai so-ee jotee jot milaa-ee hay. ||7||
One who understands his own self, realizes the Lord. His light merges into the Light. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I feed on what is true, I finally feel full.
The Name is a jewel, and its greatness is real.
And the one who comes to understand their own self meets the One, their small light joining the great Light.
The food that fills me is truth, and knowing my own self opens the door.
Truth as nourishing food (bhojan) satisfies where lesser things cannot. Self-understanding (cheenai aap) is named as the doorway to meeting the One, ending again in the merging of lights.
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