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Verse 3 of 4

Hungry While the Treasure Sits at Home

ਜਿਨੀ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪੁਰਖ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
jinee darsan jinee darsan satgur purakh na paa-i-aa raam.
Those who have not obtained the Blessed Vision, the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the True Guru, the Almighty Lord God,
ਤਿਨ ਨਿਹਫਲੁ ਤਿਨ ਨਿਹਫਲੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਭੁ ਬ੍ਰਿਥਾ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
tin nihfal tin nihfal janam sabh baritha gavaa-i-aa raam.
they have fruitlessly, fruitlessly wasted their whole lives in vain.
ਨਿਹਫਲੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਤਿਨ ਬ੍ਰਿਥਾ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਸਾਕਤ ਮੁਏ ਮਰਿ ਝੂਰੇ ॥
nihfal janam tin baritha gavaa-i-aa tay saakat mu-ay mar jhooray.
They have wasted away their whole lives in vain; those faithless cynics die a regretful death.
ਘਰਿ ਹੋਦੈ ਰਤਨਿ ਪਦਾਰਥਿ ਭੂਖੇ ਭਾਗਹੀਣ ਹਰਿ ਦੂਰੇ ॥
ghar hodai ratan padaarath bhookhay bhaagheen har dooray.
They have the jewel-treasure in their own homes, but still, they are hungry; those unlucky wretches are far away from the Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਦਰਸੁ ਨ ਕਰੀਅਹੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥
har har tin kaa daras na karee-ahu jinee har har naam na Dhi-aa-i-aa.
O Lord, please, let me not see those who do not meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
ਜਿਨੀ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪੁਰਖ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
jinee darsan jinee darsan satgur purakh na paa-i-aa. ||3||
and who have not obtained the Blessed Vision, the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the True Guru, the Almighty Lord God. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Some hearts haven't yet tasted real wisdom, and a precious life can slip past.

They have the treasure right in their own homes, yet still feel hungry — because they haven't looked inside.

But the treasure is always there, waiting to be found.

Some people feel hungry inside while the treasure sits right in their own home — they just haven't looked within yet.
The deeper layer

The verse laments those who miss the treasure: "they have the jewel-treasure in their own homes, but still they are hungry." The most poignant line — the treasure is right there at home (inside them), yet they starve, having never looked in. The qMonk voice softens the harsh "faithless cynics die a regretful death" and "let me not see them," keeping the gentle point: the treasure is within, always waiting to be found. For a child: some people feel hungry inside while the treasure sits right in their own home — because they haven't looked within yet.

A Question to Sit With

How can someone have something wonderful nearby and not realize it? How do you notice yours?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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