ਧਰਤਿ ਉਪਾਇ ਧਰੀ ਧਰਮ ਸਾਲਾ ॥
Dharat upaa-ay Dharee Dharam saalaa.
Creating the earth, He established it as the home of Dharma.
ਉਤਪਤਿ ਪਰਲਉ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰਾਲਾ ॥
utpat parla-o aap niraalaa.
Creating and destroying, He remains unattached.
ਪਵਣੈ ਖੇਲੁ ਕੀਆ ਸਭ ਥਾਈ ਕਲਾ ਖਿੰਚਿ ਢਾਹਾਇਦਾ ॥੫॥
pavnai khayl kee-aa sabh thaa-ee kalaa khinch dhaahaa-idaa. ||5||
He stages the play of the breath everywhere. Withdrawing His power, He lets the beings crumble. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One made the earth and set it up as a home where you can practice doing what is right.
Everything begins and everything ends, yet the One stays calm and free in the middle of it all.
Life is like a breath: it flows in for a while, and then it flows out again and returns home.
This world is a place to learn how to live well.
'Dharam saal' names the earth as a training-ground for righteous living. Creation and dissolution are one natural rhythm; when the One draws life back, it is like a breath returning home.
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