Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The kind One reaches out and sets us free, the One who made and holds every living thing.
Nanak says: whoever spends this precious life well — winning the quiet battle inside — has their whole journey here blessed, and their going home welcomed.
The kind One sets us free. A life lived well is welcomed home.
Miharvaan rakh la-i-an aapay: the kind One saves us Himself. Every living thing was made and set in place by that same One.
Janam padaarath means this precious human life, like a treasure placed in our hands. Jin chali-aa: those who leave having won. The win is the quiet battle inside, against pride and greed and anger. For them, aa-i-aa so parvaan thi-aa: their coming into the world is accepted.
Think of finishing a long school year you worked hard at. You walk out the door proud, and home is waiting. In Maaroo, death is shown as going home, never as something to dread.
What would it mean to spend this day well?
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