ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mehlaa 3.
Shalok, Third Mehl:
ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੰਉ ਆਪਿ ਤੁਠਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਲਇਅਨੁ ਜਨ ਲਾਇ ॥
bhagat janaa kaN-u aap tuthaa mayraa pi-aaraa aapay la-i-an jan laa-ay.
He Himself is pleased with His humble devotees; my Beloved Lord attaches them to Himself.
ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੀ ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕਉ ਦਿਤੀਅਨੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਛਤੁ ਸਚਾ ਹਰਿ ਬਣਾਇ ॥
paatisaahee bhagat janaa ka-o ditee-an sir chhat sachaa har banaa-ay.
The Lord blesses His humble devotees with royalty; He fashions the true crown upon their heads.
ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
sadaa sukhee-ay nirmalay satgur kee kaar kamaa-ay.
They are always at peace, and immaculately pure; they perform service for the True Guru.
ਰਾਜੇ ਓਇ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਭਿੜਿ ਮਰਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੂਨੀ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
raajay o-ay na aakhee-ahi bhirh mareh fir joonee paahi.
They are not said to be kings, who die in conflict, and then enter again the cycle of reincarnation.
ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਕੀ ਵਢੀ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਪਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
naanak vin naavai nakeeN vadheeN fireh sobhaa mool na paahi. ||1||
O Nanak, without the Name of the Lord, they wander about with their noses cut off in disgrace; they get no respect at all. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The good delights in humble, loving hearts and quietly crowns them with dignity.
That's a truer kind of royalty than any that fades.
Real greatness is a heart at peace and full of goodness.
The truest kind of royalty is a humble, loving heart at peace — a crown that never fades.
A Shalok about true royalty: the One "blesses His humble devotees with royalty... fashions the true crown upon their heads." The point: real greatness isn't the crown that fades (worldly power "dies in conflict") but the quiet dignity of a humble, loving heart. The 'noses cut off in disgrace' imagery is softened away. For a child: the truest kind of royalty is a humble, loving heart at peace — a crown that never fades.
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