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Verse 3 of 4

Your Life Is a Precious Chance to Do Good

ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਹੀਲੜਾ ਏਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ॥
jo tis bhaavai samrath so thee-ai heelrhaa ayhu sansaaro.
Whatever pleases the Almighty Lord, that alone comes to pass; this world is an opportunity to please Him.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਾਚੜਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੋ ॥
jal thal mahee-al rav rahi-aa saachrhaa sirjanhaaro.
The True Creator Lord is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the air.
ਸਾਚਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੋ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੋ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
saachaa sirjanhaaro alakh apaaro taa kaa ant na paa-i-aa.
The True Creator Lord is invisible and infinite; His limits cannot be found.
ਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਸਫਲੁ ਭਇਆ ਹੈ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥
aa-i-aa tin kaa safal bha-i-aa hai ik man jinee Dhi-aa-i-aa.
Fruitful is the coming of those, who meditate single-mindedly on Him.
ਢਾਹੇ ਢਾਹਿ ਉਸਾਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੋ ॥
dhaahay dhaahi usaaray aapay hukam savaaranhaaro.
He destroys, and having destroyed, He creates; by His Order, He adorns us.
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਹੀਲੜਾ ਏਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ॥੩॥
jo tis bhaavai samrath so thee-ai heelrhaa ayhu sansaaro. ||3||
Whatever pleases the Almighty Lord, that alone comes to pass; this world is an opportunity to please Him. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Everything unfolds within a gentle, wise plan, and this life is a chance to do good.

The Maker fills the water and the land and the air — everywhere you could look.

So a life spent turning toward the good is a truly fruitful one.

Your life is a precious chance to do good — and that's what makes it fruitful and full.
The deeper layer

The verse widens to trust and purpose: "whatever pleases the Almighty comes to pass; this world is an opportunity to please Him." Our time here isn't random — it's a chance to do good and love well. The One "pervades water, land and air," holding everything. "Fruitful is the coming of those who meditate on Him" — a life turned toward the good is a life well spent. For a child: your life is a precious chance to do good — that's what makes it fruitful and full.

A Question to Sit With

What good thing would you most like to do with your chance?

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