ਦਇਆ ਦਾਨੁ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤੂ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
da-i-aa daan da-i-aal too kar kar daykhanhaar.
O Merciful Lord, You are the embodiment of mercy; creating the Creation, You behold it.
ਦਇਆ ਕਰਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਢਾਹਿ ਉਸਾਰਿ ॥
da-i-aa karahi parabh mayl laihi khin meh dhaahi usaar.
Please shower Your Mercy upon me, O God, and unite me with Yourself. In an instant, You destroy and rebuild.
ਦਾਨਾ ਤੂ ਬੀਨਾ ਤੁਹੀ ਦਾਨਾ ਕੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਦਾਨੁ ॥
daanaa too beenaa tuhee daanaa kai sir daan.
You are all-wise and all-seeing; You are the Greatest Giver of all givers.
ਦਾਲਦ ਭੰਜਨ ਦੁਖ ਦਲਣ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥੩੫॥
daalad bhanjan dukh dalan gurmukh gi-aan Dhi-aan. ||35||
He is the Eradicator of poverty, and the Destroyer of pain; the Gurmukh realizes spiritual wisdom and meditation. ||35||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Merciful One, mercy is simply who You are — You make the world and watch over it with love.
Show that mercy and gather me in; in a single moment You can take down and build up.
You are all-wise, all-seeing, the greatest Giver of every giver.
You lift people out of lack and lighten every pain — and turned toward the Guru, a heart finds wisdom and quiet attention.
Mercy is who the One is.
Daya — compassion; the One is compassion itself, watching over its creation. Khin meh dhaahi usaar — in an instant it takes down and rebuilds (providence). Daaladd bhanjan dukh dalan — breaker of poverty, ender of pain.
A Question to Sit With
Who in your life shows you mercy just by being who they are?
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