Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You made hurt and joy together, O Creator; that is how You wrote the story.
No other gift is as great as the Naam, and it has no shape or mark you can point to.
The Naam is a treasure that never runs out, and it lives in the heart of the one who turns to the Guru.
In kindness the One gives the Naam, and then the story of hurt and joy is no longer written over you.
Those who serve with love and keep repeating the One's Naam come close to the One.
dukh sukh naal upaa-i-aa = pain and pleasure created together, a grown-up, honest answer to why pain exists. naavai jayvad hor daat naahee = no gift equals the Name; roop na rikhiaa = it has no form or sign. akhut nidhaan = inexhaustible treasure. fir laykh na likhi-aa = once anchored in the Name, the tossing of pleasure-and-pain no longer writes itself over you.
What helps you stay steady when good days and hard days keep trading places?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI