ਗਰਭ ਅਗਨਿ ਮਹਿ ਜਿਨਹਿ ਉਬਾਰਿਆ ॥
garabh agan meh jineh ubaari-aa.
He saved you from the fire of the womb,
ਰਕਤ ਕਿਰਮ ਮਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਸੰਘਾਰਿਆ ॥
rakat kiram meh nahee sanghaari-aa.
and did not destroy you, when you were an egg in your mother's ovary.
ਅਪਨਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਿਆ ਓਹੁ ਸਗਲ ਘਟਾ ਕਾ ਮਾਲਕਾ ॥੨॥
apnaa simran day partipaali-aa oh sagal ghataa kaa maalkaa. ||2||
Blessing you with meditative remembrance upon Himself, He nurtured you and cherished you; He is the Master of all hearts. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One kept you safe in the heat of your mother's womb.
When you were tiny, no more than a speck of life, the One did not let you be lost.
The One gave you the gift of remembering and cared for you all along; that One is the Master of every heart.
You were being cared for long before you could even ask.
Cared for before you could ask. 'Garabh agan' is the heat of the womb, and 'rakat kiram' the tiny speck of life in the blood; through both, the One kept you safe and gave you 'simran', remembrance.
A Question to Sit With
What is something someone did for you before you were old enough to remember?
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