Sikhism·Raag Kalyaan·Shabad 22
Verse 9 of 9

The Life Of All Beings

ਤੂ ਅਗਮ ਦਇਆਲ ਦਇਆ ਪਤਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਸਭ ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਖਿ ਲੀਜੈ ॥
too agam da-i-aal da-i-aa pat daataa sabh da-i-aa Dhaar rakh leejai.
You are the Inaccessible Lord, Kind and Compassionate, the Great Giver; please shower us with Your Mercy, and save us.
ਸਰਬ ਜੀਅ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲ ਕਰੀਜੈ ॥੮॥੫॥
sarab jee-a jagjeevan ayko naanak partipaal kareejai. ||8||5||
You are the Life of all the beings of the world; please cherish and sustain Nanak. ||8||5||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You are beyond reach, kind and full of mercy, the Great Giver. Pour out Your mercy on us all and keep us safe.

You alone are the Life of every being in the world. Nanak says: please cherish me and take care of me.

The One beyond all reach is also the gentle life inside every living thing.
The deeper layer

The One beyond all reach is also the kind Giver and the life inside every creature.

Too agam da-i-aal da-i-aa pat daataa: You are beyond reach, kind, the Lord of mercy, the Giver. Sabh da-i-aa dhaar rakh leejai: pour out mercy on all and keep us safe. Sarab jee-a jagjeevan ayko: the one Life of all the world's beings. Naanak partipaal kareejai: cherish and sustain Nanak. The vast One is also the tender caretaker of every creature.

A Question to Sit With

What does it feel like to be cared for and kept safe?

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