ਦਇਆ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਹਮ ਦੀਨ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਇ ॥
da-i-aa da-i-aa kar raakho har jee-o ham deen tayree sarnaa-ay.
Have mercy, have mercy, please save me, Dear Lord. I am meek and humble - I seek Your protection.
ਹਮ ਬਾਰਿਕ ਤੁਮ ਪਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੇਰੇ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੫॥੨॥
ham baarik tum pitaa parabh mayray jan naanak bakhas milaa-ay. ||5||2||
I am Your child, and You are my father, God. Please forgive servant Nanak and merge him with Yourself. ||5||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Have mercy, have mercy, dear One, and keep me safe. I come humble, with empty hands, to Your shelter.
I am Your child, and You are my father, my Lord.
Nanak says: forgive me, Your servant, and gather me into You.
When the world stings, you can rest as a child rests with a loving parent.
Da-i-aa is mercy, tenderness. Deen means poor or humble: coming with empty hands, with nothing to bargain with. After all the slander and unkindness, here is the safest place there is: ham baarik tum pitaa — I am the child, You are the parent. All the world’s stinging is set down in a lap.
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