ਜਿਨਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਜੇ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਸਾਜੇ ਆਪੇ ਕੀਨੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਇਆ ॥
jineh nivaajay tin hee saajay aapay keenay sant ja-i-aa.
He embellishes those whom He has fashioned. He Himself gave life to the Saints.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਇ ਰਾਖੇ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮਇਆ ॥੪॥੪੪॥੫੫॥
naanak daas kanth laa-ay raakhay kar kirpaa paarbarahm ma-i-aa. ||4||44||55||
O Nanak, He hugs His slaves close in His Embrace. Please grant Your Grace, O Supreme Lord God, and be kind to me as well. ||4||44||55||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One adorns those the One has shaped. The One gave life to the saints.
Nanak says: the One hugs those who serve close, in a warm embrace. O Highest One, please give me Your grace, and be kind to me as well.
The same love that made the kindest hearts is reaching for you too.
Kanth laa-ay raakhay: the One hugs those who serve close. The same One who shaped the saints is the One you can ask for kindness: be kind to me as well.
After the hard verses about lies and slander, the shabad ends in an embrace and an open, humble prayer.
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