ਰਾਖਿ ਲੀਏ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰੈ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਭਾਣੇ ॥
raakh lee-ay parabh raakhanhaarai jo parabh apunay bhaanay.
God, the Savior, has saved those, who are pleasing to the Will of God.
ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਰਾ ਦਾਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੇ ॥੪॥੧੧॥੫੦॥
jee-o pind sabh tumHraa daatay naanak sad kurbaanay. ||4||11||50||
The soul and body are all Yours, O Great Giver; O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice. ||4||11||50||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
God the Savior has saved those who are pleasing to His Will.
Soul and body are all Yours, Great Giver — Nanak is forever a sacrifice.
Freed from calling things 'mine,' the soul gives even itself back to the Giver.
The close: salvation comes to "those who are pleasing to the Will of God" — alignment with the Hukam. And the soul offers everything back: "soul and body are all Yours." The one freed from the subtle bonds of ownership now claims nothing as his own — including himself.
A Question to Sit With
What would it feel like to hold even yourself with an open hand?
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