ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

ਏਕੋ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਧਨੁ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

eko nihachal naam dhan hor dhan aavai jaae |

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the only permanent wealth; all other wealth comes and goes.

ਇਸੁ ਧਨ ਕਉ ਤਸਕਰੁ ਜੋਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਈ ਨਾ ਓਚਕਾ ਲੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

eis dhan kau tasakar johi na sakee naa ochakaa lai jaae |

Thieves cannot steal this wealth, nor can robbers take it away.

ਇਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਜੀਐ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਜੀਐ ਨਾਲੇ ਜਾਇ ॥

eihu har dhan jeeai setee rav rahiaa jeeai naale jaae |

This wealth of the Lord is embedded in the soul, and with the soul, it shall depart.

ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਪਲੈ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥

poore gur te paaeeai manamukh palai na paae |

It is obtained from the Perfect Guru; the self-willed manmukhs do not receive it.

ਧਨੁ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਨੑਾ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਖਟਿਆ ਆਇ ॥੨॥

dhan vaapaaree naanakaa jinaa naam dhan khattiaa aae |2|

Blessed are the traders, O Nanak, who have come to earn the wealth of the Naam. ||2||