ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਜੀਅੜੇ ਸਮਾਲੀਅਨਿ ਦੇਖੈਗਾ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
nit nit jee-arhay samaalee-an daykhaigaa dayvanhaar.
Day after day, He cares for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.
ਤੇਰੇ ਦਾਨੈ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਦਾਤੇ ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁਮਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
tayray daanai keemat naa pavai tis daatay kavan sumaar. ||2||
Your gifts cannot be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver? ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Day after day the One looks after every living being. The Great Giver watches over us all. The gifts are beyond any price -- and no one could ever compare to the Giver.
The Giver cares for every being daily, with gifts beyond any price.
The Giver theme: the One cares for His beings continuously, the Giver whose gifts cannot be appraised (cf. Japji's pauris on the endless Giver). Gratitude is the natural response, but even gratitude falls short -- who can compare to the Giver? The gifts point past themselves to the inexhaustible source.
A Question to Sit With
What is a gift in your life so constant you usually forget to notice it?
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