ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 3.
Maaroo, Third Mehl:
ਮਾਰੂ ਤੇ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਕਰੇ ਮਨੂਰਹੁ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
maaroo tay seetal karay manoorahu kanchan ho-ay.
He transforms the burning desert into a cool oasis; he transmutes rusted iron into gold.
ਸੋ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਤਿਸੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥
so saachaa salaahee-ai tis jayvad avar na ko-ay. ||1||
So praise the True Lord; there is none other as great as He is. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One can turn a scorching desert into a cool, green oasis.
The One can turn rusted, worn-out iron into shining gold.
No power is greater, and no change is beyond it, so I praise the True One with a full heart.
Nothing is beyond renewal; even a desert can become an oasis.
Two great images of transformation: maaroo tay seetal (burning waste to cool oasis) and manoorahu kanchan (slag to gold). Both carry the same hope: nothing is beyond renewal, no wasteland or ruin is final. In the raag named for the desert, the very first image is the desert blooming.
A Question to Sit With
What is something dried up or rusted that you hope could bloom again?
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