ਰਾਖੇ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰ ਦਇਆਲ ॥
raakhay raakhanhaar da-i-aal.
The Merciful Savior Lord has saved me.
ਨਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਘਾਲ ॥
naa kichh sayvaa naa kichh ghaal.
I have no service or work to my credit.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕੀਨੀ ਦਇਆ ॥
kar kirpaa parabh keenee da-i-aa.
In His Mercy, God has taken pity on me;
ਬੂਡਤ ਦੁਖ ਮਹਿ ਕਾਢਿ ਲਇਆ ॥੩॥
boodat dukh meh kaadh la-i-aa. ||3||
He lifted me up and pulled me out, when I was suffering in pain. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The kind Protector has saved me.
I have no service and no hard work to my credit.
In mercy, God took pity on me,
and when I was sinking in pain, lifted me up and pulled me out.
Grace reaches for you first, before you have earned anything.
Naa kichh sayvaa naa kichh ghaal — no service, no hard work to my credit. Grace comes first. It is Gurprasad, kindness reaching down, with no scorecard kept.
A Question to Sit With
Has someone ever been kind to you when you hadn't done anything to deserve it?
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