ਐਸਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮੋਲਕੁ ਪੁੰਨਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
aisaa naam ratan nirmolak punn padaarath paa-i-aa.
Such is the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the invaluable jewel, the most sublime wealth, which I have found through good deeds.
ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਰਤਨੁ ਨ ਛਪੈ ਛਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
anik jatan kar hirdai raakhi-aa ratan na chhapai chhapaa-i-aa. ||1||
By various efforts, I have enshrined it within my heart; this jewel cannot be hidden by hiding it. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Name is a jewel beyond any price, the most precious wealth there is, and I have found it through a life turned toward good.
With great care I have kept it safe within my heart, and yet a jewel like this cannot be hidden, its light keeps shining out.
Real goodness held in the heart shines out whether you mean it to or not.
Bhikhan holds the Name as a ratan niramolak (priceless jewel) found through good living and kept in the heart. The lovely turn is that such a treasure cannot be hidden, real inner light shines through a person no matter what, in the glow of their kindness and peace.
A Question to Sit With
How can you tell when someone has real kindness or peace inside them?
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