Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One made the world all on its own, and whatever needs doing, that One keeps on doing.
It acts, and moves others to act, and knows every bit of it — so sings the poet.
The final letter, Aira, closes the primer where it began — with the One who created the world and continues to do whatever must be done. The last line steps back to name the singer: naanak so kavi — 'so says Nanak, the poet.' It's a humble signature. The whole alphabet has been walked, every letter turned into a lesson, and the poet ends not by claiming mastery but by pointing away from himself, back to the One who acts, causes others to act, and knows everything. The poem that started at the beginning of all things ends by handing everything back to the One who holds it all.
Now that you've walked through the whole alphabet of lessons, which single one do you most want to remember?
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