ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆਲਿ ਦਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਧਾਰੀ ॥
aap da-i-aal da-i-aa parabh Dhaaree.
God Himself, the Merciful Lord, grants His Grace.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥
ghat ghat rav rahi-aa banvaaree.
The Gardener pervades and permeates each and every heart.
ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਤੀਤੁ ਵਸੈ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੁਰਖੈ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੧੩॥
purakh ateet vasai nihkayval gur purkhai purakh milaa-i-aa. ||13||
The pure, primal, detached Lord abides within all. The Guru, the Lord Incarnate, leads us to meet the Lord God. ||13||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Merciful One itself gives its grace.
Like a gardener, it soaks into every single heart and makes it grow.
Pure and free, it lives inside all; and the Guru, the One made visible, leads me to meet it.
The One tends your heart the way a gardener tends a growing thing.
Grace here is freely given (da-i-aa). The gardener image (the One tending every heart) carries growth and patience. The Guru is the One made visible, the door through which the meeting happens.
A Question to Sit With
What is helping something good grow inside you right now?
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