Meaning
Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 1245 · Sarang ki Vaar, Salok · Raag Sarang · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDBਘਾਲਿ ਖਾਇ ਕਿਛੁ ਹਥਹੁ ਦੇਇ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਹੁ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਸੇਇ ॥੧॥
Ghaal khaae kichh hathahu dee. Naanak raahu pachhaaneh se.
Meaning
One who works for what they eat, and gives some of it away with their own hand — says Nanak, such a person recognises the true path.
ਜੋ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੁਝ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੱਥੀਂ ਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ — ਨਾਨਕ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ, ਅਜਿਹਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਸੱਚਾ ਰਾਹ ਪਛਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ।
Context
This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1245, in Sarang ki Vaar, Salok, Raag Sarang.
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Sources
- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1245
- Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27