Sikhism·Raag Malaar·Shabad 71
Verse 32 of 86

Malaar, The Cooling Song, And A World Made Of Water

ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mehlaa 3.
Third Mehl:
ਮਲਾਰੁ ਸੀਤਲ ਰਾਗੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇਐ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
malaar seetal raag hai har Dhi-aa-i-ai saaNt ho-ay.
Malaar is a calming and soothing raga; meditating on the Lord brings peace and tranquility.
ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਅਪਣੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾਂ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਲੋਇ ॥
har jee-o apnee kirpaa karay taaN vartai sabh lo-ay.
When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, then the rain falls on all the people of the world.
ਵੁਠੈ ਜੀਆ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਧਰਣੀ ਨੋ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
vuthai jee-aa jugat ho-ay Dharnee no seegaar ho-ay.
From this rain, all creatures find the ways and means to live, and the earth is embellished.
ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਸਭੁ ਜਲੁ ਹੈ ਜਲ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਕੋਇ ॥
naanak ih jagat sabh jal hai jal hee tay sabh ko-ay.
O Nanak, this world is all water; everything came from water.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਕੋ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਸਦਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
gur parsaadee ko virlaa boojhai so jan mukat sadaa ho-ay. ||2||
By Guru's Grace, a rare few realize the Lord; such humble beings are liberated forever. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Malaar is a cooling song. When you keep the One in mind, peace comes.

When the dear One is kind, the rain falls on everyone in the world.

When the rain comes, every creature finds a way to live, and the earth puts on her green clothes.

Nanak says: this whole world is water; everyone came from water.

By the Guru's grace, a rare person understands this, and that person is free forever.

Grace, like rain, does not choose who it falls on.
The deeper layer

Malaar is the cooling raag, and grace falls like rain on everyone, so all life can grow.

A salok of the Third Mehl. Seetal raag: the cooling raga. Jag sabh jal, the world is all water: rain, and so grace, is the shared source of all life. The few who understand this through the Guru are mukat, free, for good.

A Question to Sit With

When has a small kindness fallen on you like rain on dry ground?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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