Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Day is surely followed by night;
and when night passes, morning dawns again.
This one gives a quiet comfort: night always gives way to morning.
Din tay sarpar pa-usee raat means "after the day, night will surely fall." Rain ga-ee fir hoay parbhaat means "when the night is gone, morning comes again."
Guru Arjan uses the day and the night as a picture of life's big turning, coming and going. Every living thing is part of this rhythm.
Think of a sleepover when you wake up in the dark and feel a little uneasy. You lie there, and slowly the window turns grey, then gold. Morning always comes. The dark part of the cycle is never the final word. There is a rhythm to all of life, and the dawn keeps returning.
What helps you trust that a hard 'night' will give way to morning?
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