ਸਭਨਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਲਦਾ ਭਾਈ ਸੋ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਿ ॥
sabhnaa maar jeevaaldaa bhaa-ee so sayvhu din raat.
He kills and revives all, O Siblings of Destiny; serve Him, day and night.
ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀਐ ਭਾਈ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਵਡੀ ਹੈ ਦਾਤਿ ॥੫॥
so ki-o manhu visaaree-ai bhaa-ee jis dee vadee hai daat. ||5||
How can we forget Him from our minds, O Siblings of Destiny? His gifts are glorious and great. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The whole of life and its ending rest in the One’s hands — so keep the One close, day and night.
How could we ever forget the Giver whose gifts are so great, all around us?
All of life rests in the Giver’s hands — keep the Giver close.
sabhnaa maar jeevaaldaa — the One who ends and renews all life; softened per the wellbeing rules to holding both life and its ending, without violent imagery. jis dee vadee hai daat — whose gift is vast: the “Giver keeps giving” theme that runs through Gurbani.
A Question to Sit With
What gifts in your life are so constant you might forget to notice them?
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