ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਰਾਖੈ ਹਾਥੁ ॥
jaa kai mastak raakhai haath.
One upon whom He places His Hand, is protected.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰੋ ਅਨਾਥ ਕੋ ਨਾਥੁ ॥
parabh mayro anaath ko naath.
My God is the Master of the masterless.
ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰਣੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥
patit uDhaaran kirpaa niDhaan.
He is the Savior of sinners, the treasure of mercy.
ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਜਾਈਐ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੁ ॥੨॥
sadaa sadaa jaa-ee-ai kurbaan. ||2||
Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever the One lays a hand upon is kept safe.
My One is the protector of those who have no one else — the friend of the friendless.
The One lifts up those who have stumbled, a whole treasure-house of mercy.
Again and again, I give my heart to the One in thanks.
The One reaches first for whoever feels they have no one.
Anaath ko naath — the Master of the masterless, the one who belongs especially to those who feel they belong nowhere. Patit udhaaran — the lifter of the fallen. This is the tradition's tenderness toward the overlooked: the One reaches first for whoever has been left out.
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