Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Gather up the one wealth that truly matters, the wealth of the Name.
It is the wealth that stays your companion now and always, the friend that never leaves your side.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. It names what the whole shabad is about: har Dhan, the wealth of the Name.
Har Dhan sanchee-ai bhaa-ee — gather the One's wealth, my brothers and sisters. Sanchee-ai means save up, collect. Why? Je halat palat har ho-ay sakhaa-ee — so the One is your friend here and hereafter. Halat means this life. Palat means what comes after.
Think of a friend who stays with you when you change schools, move cities and grow up. Everything else changes, but that friend is still there. The Name is that kind of friend, now and always.
What is something valuable you have that no one could ever take from you?
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