ਜਾ ਜਾਪੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਿਥਾਊ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
jaa jaapai kichh kithaa-oo naahee.
When it seems that a place is empty and void,
ਤਾ ਕਰਤਾ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ਸਮਾਹੀ ॥
taa kartaa bharpoor samaahee.
there, the Creator Lord is permeating and pervading.
ਸੂਕੇ ਤੇ ਫੁਨਿ ਹਰਿਆ ਕੀਤੋਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ਚੋਜ ਵਿਡਾਣੀ ਹੇ ॥੩॥
sookay tay fun hari-aa keeton har Dhi-aavahu choj vidaanee hay. ||3||
He causes the dried-up branch to blossom forth in greenery again; so meditate on the Lord - wondrous are His ways! ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even where everything looks empty and finished, the Creator is completely there.
The One can turn a dry, dead-looking branch green again — that is how full of wonder these ways are.
What looks empty or finished can bloom green again.
Where a place seems empty and void, the kartaa is fully present. sookay tay hariaa (the dry branch made green) is one of Gurbani's tenderest images of hope and renewal. choj vidaanee — wondrous, astonishing plays.
A Question to Sit With
When has something that seemed over surprised you by coming back to life?
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