ਜੀਉ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਾਜਿਆ ॥
jee-o paraan tan Dhan jin saaji-aa.
He blessed you with your soul, the breath of life, your body and wealth;
ਮਾਤ ਗਰਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਖਿ ਨਿਵਾਜਿਆ ॥
maat garabh meh raakh nivaaji-aa.
He preserved and nurtured you in your mother's womb.
ਤਿਸ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਛਾਡਿ ਅਨ ਰਾਤਾ ਕਾਹੂ ਸਿਰੈ ਨ ਲਾਵਣਾ ॥੮॥
tis si-o pareet chhaad an raataa kaahoo sirai na laavnaa. ||8||
Forsaking His Love, you are imbued with another; you shall never achieve your goals like this. ||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One gave you your life, your breath, your body, and all you have.
You were held and cared for before you were even born.
When we forget that love and pour ourselves into everything but the source, our deepest hopes stay just out of reach.
The love that made you is the one worth turning back toward.
'Maat garabh meh raakh nivaaji-aa': held and cared for in your mother's womb, before you were born. Leaving that love for something else leaves the heart's goals unmet.
A Question to Sit With
What is something that was given to you so early you never had to earn it?
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