ਕਾਪੜ ਭੋਗ ਰਸ ਅਨਿਕ ਭੁੰਚਾਏ ॥
kaaparh bhog ras anik bhunchaa-ay.
He makes all the various pleasures, clothes and foods for you to enjoy.
ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਸਗਲ ਬਨਾਏ ॥
maat pitaa kutamb sagal banaa-ay.
He made your mother, father and all relatives.
ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸਮਾਹੇ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮੀਤ ॥
rijak samaahay jal thal meet.
He provides sustenance to all, in the water and on the land, O friend.
ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਨੀਤਾ ਨੀਤ ॥੨॥
so har sayvhu neetaa neet. ||2||
So serve the Lord, forever and ever. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One gives you clothes, foods and many kinds of good things to enjoy.
The One made your mother, your father and all your family.
The One feeds everyone, in the water and on the land, my friend. So serve the One, day after day, always.
The same Source that feeds every creature in the world is caring for you right now.
The Giver keeps giving, to you and to every creature in water and on land.
This echoes a theme that runs through Guru Nanak and Guru Arjan alike: the Giver keeps giving, endlessly, to all. "Rijak," sustenance, reaches "jal thal," water and land — no creature is left outside the provision.
A Question to Sit With
When you sit down to eat tonight, can you notice how many people and how much of the world it took to get that food to you?
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