ਜੋ ਉਪਾਇਓ ਤਿਸੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਸ ॥
jo upaa-i-o tis tayree aas.
Whoever has been created, rests his hopes in You.
ਸਗਲ ਅਰਾਧਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਗੁਣਤਾਸ ॥
sagal araaDheh parabh guntaas.
All worship and adore You, God, O treasure of excellence.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੇਰੈ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ॥
naanak daas tayrai kurbaan.
Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to You.
ਬੇਅੰਤ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਣੁ ॥੪॥੨੬॥੩੭॥
bay-ant saahib mayraa miharvaan. ||4||26||37||
My merciful Lord and Master is infinite. ||4||26||37||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Everything that was ever made places its hope in You.
All of it worships You, treasure of everything good.
Nanak says: I, Your servant, give my whole self to You.
My kind One, my Master, is without any end.
Every living thing is quietly hoping toward the same One.
Jo upaa-i-o tis tayree aas — all creation hopes in the One. Guntaas: the treasure-house of virtues. The closing bay-ant saahib mayraa miharvaan rounds the humble shabad with warmth: the endless One is, above all, kind.
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