Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Again and again I wash the saints' feet and drink that water, the humblest service I can give.
Seeing the saints again and again, I come alive.
My mind's hope rests in the saints.
The saints are my spotless wealth.
The saints are a clean kind of wealth.
The verse uses an old picture of deep respect: washing the feet of the saints and drinking that water. It means, I would serve them in the humblest way there is.
Santeh daras paykh paykh jeevaa: seeing the saints again and again, I come alive. Daras means the sight of someone special. Just watching a good life is food for the heart.
Then the last line: sant hamaaree nirmal raas. Raas is wealth, and nirmal means spotless. The saints are riches that stay clean.
What have you learned just by watching someone good live their life?
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