Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who haven't truly contemplated the Name are unworthy — not condemned, but wasted — and they come and go in the old pattern.
The one who hasn't met with the True Teacher is confused and disoriented in the terrifying world-ocean.
This jewel of the soul is priceless. And yet so many let it be squandered — thrown away like a useless stone.
The anamol heera (priceless diamond) of the soul appears again. The tragedy described here is not punishment — it is waste. The soul is the most valuable thing in existence, and it is being squandered by those who haven't found its value.
This is compassion in the guise of urgency. Guru Nanak is not condemning the wanderers — he is alarmed by what they are missing.
What is something in your own life — a quality, a relationship, an opportunity — that you might be taking for granted or undervaluing right now?
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