ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਹਠ ਮੰਝਾਹੂ ਮੈ ਮਾਣਕੁ ਲਧਾ ॥
hath manjhaahoo mai maanak laDhaa.
I have found the jewel within my heart.
ਮੁਲਿ ਨ ਘਿਧਾ ਮੈ ਕੂ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦਿਤਾ ॥
mul na ghiDhaa mai koo satgur ditaa.
I was not charged for it; the True Guru gave it to me.
ਢੂੰਢ ਵਞਾਈ ਥੀਆ ਥਿਤਾ ॥
dhoondh vanjaa-ee thee-aa thitaa.
My search has ended, and I have become stable.
ਜਨਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਤਾ ॥੨॥
janam padaarath naanak jitaa. ||2||
O Nanak, I have conquered this priceless human life. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have found the jewel inside my own heart.
I did not pay for it; the True Guru gave it to me.
My searching is over, and I have become steady.
Nanak says: I have won this precious human life.
The treasure you are searching for might already be inside you.
The jewel (maanak) is found inside the heart, like the musk-deer that carries the scent it searches for outside. It cost nothing: a gift, freely given by the Guru. The searching ends, the heart grows steady (thitaa), and the precious human life is won.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing might already be inside you, waiting to be noticed?
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