ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
naanak birthaa ko-ay na ho-ay.
O Nanak, no one returns empty-handed;
ਐਸੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aisee dargeh saachaa so-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
such is the Court of the True Lord. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: no one who comes to You ever walks away with empty hands.
Such is the Court of the True One.
At the One's door, no one is ever turned away empty-handed.
No one who comes to the One leaves with empty hands.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Naanak birthaa ko-ay na ho-ay — no one goes away empty. The dargeh is the One's court, the true home. Giving is simply what it does.
Think of a grandmother's kitchen where no one ever leaves hungry. Saachaa so-ay, that True One, turns no one away.
A Question to Sit With
How does it feel to know you would always be welcomed somewhere?
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