ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maalee ga-urhaa mehlaa 5.
Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
ਇਹੀ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਸਫਲ ਕਾਜ ॥
ihee hamaarai safal kaaj.
Please let my works be rewarding and fruitful.
ਅਪੁਨੇ ਦਾਸ ਕਉ ਲੇਹੁ ਨਿਵਾਜਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
apunay daas ka-o layho nivaaj. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Please cherish and exalt Your slave. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Please let the things I do turn out good and worthwhile.
Please cherish this small servant, and lift me up.
Ask that your work bear good fruit — and trust you're cherished as you try.
A short rahao that is really a prayer: let my kaaraj (works) be safal (fruitful), and nivaaj — cherish, honor — Your servant. The whole shabad that follows is a love-letter to the sant (holy company) and to being useful.
A Question to Sit With
What is a piece of work you'd love to see turn out really well?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI
Use ← → to navigate