ਆਪੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ॥
aapay kartaa sabh ras bhog.
The Creator Himself enjoys all delights.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੋਈ ਪਰੁ ਹੋਗ ॥
jo kichh karay so-ee par hog.
Whatever He does, surely comes to pass.
ਵਡਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਇ ॥
vadaa daataa til na tamaa-ay.
He is the Great Giver; He has no greed at all.
ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੬॥
naanak milee-ai sabad kamaa-ay. ||4||6||
O Nanak, living the Word of the Shabad, the mortal meets with God. ||4||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Creator enjoys every delight.
Whatever the One does comes to pass.
The One is the Great Giver, without a speck of greed.
Nanak says: living the Word, you meet the One.
The Great Giver gives and gives, and asks for nothing back.
The Creator enjoys everything, and the Great Giver gives with no greed at all.
Vadaa daataa til na tamaa-ay — the Great Giver with not a sesame-seed of greed; this is the giving-without-return theme. Jo kichh karay so-ee par hog — what the One does comes to pass, the working of Hukam.
A Question to Sit With
Who in your life gives without ever keeping score?
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