Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Pain and joy both come by Your will, Creator.
As You please, You forgive, and as You please, You give punishment.
You Yourself are the Maker of both sides.
I give myself to Your greatness.
The happy days and the hard days both come from the same Creator.
Dukh sukh kartay hukam rajaa-ay means pain and joy come by the Creator's will. Dukh is pain and sukh is joy. Bhaanai bakhas: by that will, the One forgives. Bhaanai day-ay sajaa-ay: by that same will, the One gives punishment, the hard lesson that sets crooked things straight.
It is like a coach who says "well done" one day and "try that again" the next. Both come from the same caring person. The One is the maker of both sides of life. The verse ends in awe: I give myself to Your greatness.
Can you think of a hard time that later turned out to be teaching you something?
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