Sikhism·Raag Malaar·Shabad 33
Verse 4 of 5

No Hunger Left

ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਪਿਤਾ ਤੂ ਹੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਾਰਿਕ ਭੂਖ ਕੈਸੀ ॥
jis kaa pitaa too hai mayray su-aamee tis baarik bhookh kaisee.
What hunger can the child ever have, O my Lord and Master, when You are his Father?
ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਬਾਂਛੈ ਸੋ ਲੈਸੀ ॥੩॥
nav niDh naam niDhaan garihi tayrai man baaNchhai so laisee. ||3||
The treasure of the Naam and the nine treasures are in Your celestial household. You fulfill the desires of the mind. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O my Lord and Master, when You are the child's Father, how could the child ever go hungry?

The treasure of the Naam and the nine treasures are in Your house. You give whatever the mind wishes for.

Belonging to the Source means your deepest needs are already provided for.
The deeper layer

A child whose Father is the One has every treasure at home.

Jis kaa pitaa too hai mayray su-aamee, tis baarik bhookh kaisee: when You are the Father, what hunger can the child have? Bhookh, hunger, stands here for every longing.

Nav niDh naam niDhaan garihi tayrai: the nine treasures, and the treasure of the Naam, are in Your house. The nine treasures are an old way of saying "every kind of riches." Man baanchhai so laisee: whatever the mind wishes for, it receives. The deepest wish of the heart is met in the One's house.

A Question to Sit With

What is a hunger inside you that isn't about food at all?

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