Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You could fast, say your prayers, keep yourself pure, do good deeds, travel to every holy place, eat almost nothing, cook untouched by anyone, and light incense and lamps — every one of these can be lovely.
And still none of them, on its own, is the same as the Naam. So the prayer becomes simple: Kind One, hear a small and humble heart; let me see you with my own eyes. Nanak, your servant, says: the Naam is so sweet.
A long catalogue of worthy practices is weighed and found not equal to the Name; the whole weighing then dissolves into one simple asking — Kind One, let me see you; your Name is so sweet (naam misat). All the forms melt into one tender request.
If you could ask for just one thing, simply and honestly, what would it be?
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