ਦਾਵਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਣ ਜਾਲੇ ਕੋਈ ਹਰਿਆ ਬੂਟੁ ਰਹਿਓ ਰੀ ॥
daavaa agan bahut tarin jaalay ko-ee hari-aa boot rahi-o ree.
The forest fire has burnt down so much of the grass; how rare are the plants which have remained green.
ਐਸੋ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਵਰਨਿ ਨ ਸਾਕਉ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਜਾਤ ਨ ਕਹਿਓ ਰੀ ॥੨॥
aiso samrath varan na saaka-o taa kee upmaa jaat na kahi-o ree. ||2||
He is so All-powerful, that I cannot even describe Him; no one can chant His Praises. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The forest fire has burned away so much grass — how rare are the plants that stayed green.
He is so all-powerful that I cannot even describe Him; no one can fully sing His praises.
When the fire has burned everything, the few plants that stayed green are a marvel of grace.
The image of the forest fire: Maya is a blaze that has "burnt down so much of the grass," and "how rare are the plants which have remained green." To stay green — alive, unburnt — when the fire has swept everything is rare, and it points to a power "so All-powerful" it cannot be described.
A Question to Sit With
How does someone stay 'green' when everything around them is burning the other way?
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