ਮੇਰਾ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇਆ ॥
mayraa maat pitaa har raa-i-aa.
The Lord is my King; He is my mother and father.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਣ ਲਾਗਾ ਕਰੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kar kirpaa partipaalan laagaa kareeN tayraa karaa-i-aa. rahaa-o.
In Your Mercy, You cherish me; I do whatever You make me do. ||Pause||
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਤੇਰੇ ਧਾਰੇ ॥
jee-a jant tayray Dhaaray.
The beings and creatures are Your creation.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਡੋਰੀ ਹਾਥਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੇ ॥
parabh doree haath tumaaray.
O God, their reins are in Your hands.
ਜਿ ਕਰਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰਣਾ ॥
je karaavai so karnaa.
Whatever You cause us to do, we do.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾ ॥੨॥੭॥੭੧॥
naanak daas tayree sarnaa. ||2||7||71||
Nanak, Your slave, seeks Your Protection. ||2||7||71||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is my mother and my father, holding me close and caring for me.
Every living thing rests in those same hands, and whatever is meant to be gently comes to be.
The source of everything holds you the way a loving mother and father would.
The Rahau: maat pitaa har raaiaa — the One as both mother and father, sovereign and tender. doree haath tumaare — the reins in Your hands; a picture of held trust.
A Question to Sit With
What does being loved by both a mother and a father give a child?
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