ਰਤਨ ਕਮਲ ਕੋਠਰੀ ॥
ratan kamal kothree.
The jewels are in the treasure chamber of the heart-lotus.
ਚਮਕਾਰ ਬੀਜੁਲ ਤਹੀ ॥
chamkaar beejul tahee.
They sparkle and glitter like lightning.
ਨੇਰੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
nayrai naahee door.
The Lord is near at hand, not far away.
ਨਿਜ ਆਤਮੈ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥੩॥
nij aatmai rahi-aa bharpoor. ||3||
He is totally permeating and pervading in my soul. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Inside the quiet room of the heart, like a lotus opening, there are hidden jewels.
They flash and sparkle like lightning. And I finally understand: the One is not somewhere far away at all. The One is right here, near, filling my very own soul, completely.
The treasure was never far away, it shines right inside your own heart.
ratan kamal kothree (jewels in the chamber of the heart-lotus) sparkle like beejul (lightning). The revelation: nayrai naahee door (near, not far), nij aatmai rahi-aa bharpoor (fully pervading one's own soul). The long search ends in the discovery that the One was always closest of all.
A Question to Sit With
Where do we usually look for the most important things, and where does this song say to look instead?
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