Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is a care that reaches every living being — feeding everyone, sending the rain and the grain, easing pain and want. Nothing that breathes is left out.
And when a heartfelt prayer is offered, the Giver hears it, and the whole world grows cool and comforted, like relief after a long hot day. You are gathered up close, your troubles lifted — held in an embrace that leaves no one out. Nanak says: keep the Naam in your heart; the One's home always bears fruit.
Shalok, Fifth Mehl. sabhay jee-a samaal — the Giver cares for all beings; produces grain and water in abundance and breaks pain and poverty (dukh daalad). ardaas sunee — the prayer is heard, and the world is cooled and comforted (sisat thar). layvhu kanth lagaa-ay — the tender image of being taken into an embrace, all trouble removed. safal ghar — the House of God is fruitful.
When has relief come to you like a cool breeze after a long, hot day?
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