ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mahalaa 2 |

Second Mehl:

ਪਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ ॥

paun guroo paanee pitaa maataa dharat mehat |

Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.

ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਦਾਈ ਦਾਇਆ ਖੇਲੈ ਸਗਲ ਜਗਤੁ ॥

dinas raat due daaee daaeaa khelai sagal jagat |

Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.

ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਵਾਚੇ ਧਰਮੁ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥

changiaaeea buriaaeea vaache dharam hadoor |

Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.

ਕਰਮੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਕੇ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

karamee aapo aapanee ke nerrai ke door |

According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.

ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗਏ ਮਸਕਤਿ ਘਾਲਿ ॥

jinee naam dhiaaeaa ge masakat ghaal |

Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brow

ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਹੋਰ ਕੇਤੀ ਛੁਟੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੨॥

naanak te mukh ujale hor ketee chhuttee naal |2|

-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many others are saved along with them! ||2||