ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਮਰੈ ਵਸਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
tan Dhan tayraa tooN parabh mayraa hamrai vas kichh naahi.
My body and wealth are Yours; You are my God - nothing is in my power.
ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਤਿਉ ਰਹਣਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਦੀਆ ਖਾਹਿ ॥੩॥
ji-o ji-o raakhahi ti-o ti-o rahnaa tayraa dee-aa khaahi. ||3||
As You keep me, so do I live; I eat what You give me. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My body and wealth are Yours; You are my God — nothing is in my power.
As You keep me, so do I live; I eat what You give me.
"Nothing is in my power; as You keep me, so I live" — that is the peace of handing over control.
Total surrender: "nothing is in my power." The soul claims no control — "as You keep me, so do I live; I eat what You give." This is not passivity but trust: the contentment of one who has handed over the management of its life (cf. Shabad 151, "wherever You send me").
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