ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਆ ਸੁ ਤੁਝ ਤੇ ਹੋਗੁ ॥
jo kichh ho-aa so tujh tay hog.
Whatever has been, and whatever shall be, comes from You, Lord.
ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਰਣੈ ਜੋਗੁ ॥
avar na doojaa karnai jog.
No one else can do anything at all.
ਤਾ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਜਾ ਲੈਹਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
taa milee-ai jaa laihi milaa-ay.
We are united with You, when You unite us with Yourself.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥੪॥੩॥੭੨॥
kaho naanak har har gun gaa-ay. ||4||3||72||
Says Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||3||72||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whatever has been, and whatever will be, comes from you. No one else can do anything at all. We are joined to you only when you join us. So sing the One's praises.
All of it is the One's doing -- and we are joined only when the One joins us.
The close returns to Hukam and grace: all that is and will be is the One's; union happens when the One unites us. Even the urgent "now is the time" rests on grace -- the soul responds, but the One joins. Singing is the response.
A Question to Sit With
How do you hold both "now is the time to act" and "it's all in the One's hands"?
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