ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ॥
jo har naam Dhi-aa-iday tay jan parvaanaa.
Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord's Name, are celebrated and acclaimed.
ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਕੁਰਬਾਨਾ ॥੫॥
tin vitahu naanak vaari-aa sadaa sadaa kurbaanaa. ||5||
Nanak is a sacrifice to them, forever and ever a devoted sacrifice. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who hold the Name in mind are honored and celebrated.
Nanak is a sacrifice to them, forever and ever.
The truly honored are ordinary people who remember the One — worth is measured by remembrance, not rank.
Another verse crowning the devoted — those who remember are "celebrated and acclaimed," honored in the court that matters. Ram Das's endless "sacrifice to them" is not empty repetition; it is the heart returning again and again to the same wonder — that ordinary people who remember the One are, in truth, the honored ones. Worth is measured by remembrance, not rank.
A Question to Sit With
Who might be 'celebrated' in the ways that matter, whom the world overlooks?
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