ਅਸੁ ਦਾਨ ਗਜ ਦਾਨ ਸਿਹਜਾ ਨਾਰੀ ਭੂਮਿ ਦਾਨ ਐਸੋ ਦਾਨੁ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤਹਿ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
as daan gaj daan sihjaa naaree bhoom daan aiso daan nit niteh keejai.
Someone may give away horses and elephants, or women on their beds, or land; he may give such gifts over and over again.
ਆਤਮ ਜਉ ਨਿਰਮਾਇਲੁ ਕੀਜੈ ਆਪ ਬਰਾਬਰਿ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਸਰਿ ਤਊ ਨ ਪੂਜੈ ॥੩॥
aatam ja-o nirmaa-il keejai aap baraabar kanchan deejai raam naam sar ta-oo na poojai. ||3||
He may purify his soul, and give away in charity his body weight in gold; none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone may give away horses and elephants, fine beds and land, and give such gifts again and again.
They may make their soul pure and give away their own weight in gold; still, none of these equals the worship of the Name of the One.
Even the grandest gift cannot match a loving heart.
Grand charity — horses, elephants, land, one's own weight in gold. Even generosity on this enormous scale, offered to earn merit, does not match a heart that loves the Name.
A Question to Sit With
What is the most valuable thing you can give that costs no money?
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