ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਕਰੇ ਖਿਨ ਕੀਰੇ ॥
sultaan khaan karay khin keeray.
The sultans and nobles are reduced to dust in an instant.
ਗਰੀਬ ਨਿਵਾਜਿ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੀਰੇ ॥
gareeb nivaaj karay parabh meeray.
God cherishes the poor, and makes them into rulers.
ਗਰਬ ਨਿਵਾਰਣ ਸਰਬ ਸਧਾਰਣ ਕਿਛੁ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੪॥
garab nivaaran sarab saDhaaran kichh keemat kahee na jaa-ee hay. ||4||
He is the Destroyer of egotistical pride, the Support of all. His value cannot be estimated. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In a single moment, the One can make kings and rulers as small as ants.
And the One cherishes the poor and makes them rulers. That One clears away our pride and holds everyone up — no one can put a price on that One.
Pride does not last, but the One lifts up whoever the world overlooks.
sultaan khaan karay khin keeray — in a moment, kings and nobles become as small as ants. gareeb nivaaj — the One cherishes the overlooked and raises them. garab nivaaran (destroyer of pride) and sarab sadhaaran (support of all) name the great leveling: the world's rankings are undone by grace.
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