Japji Sahib · Closing Salok
Closing Salok
Air, water and earth care for us like family — and those who remember God shine, lifting others along with them.
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ਪਵਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ ॥
Pavan guroo paanee pitaa maataa dharat mahat.
Air is like the Guru, water is like the father, and the great earth is like the mother.
ਦਿਵਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਦਾਈ ਦਾਇਆ ਖੇਲੈ ਸਗਲ ਜਗਤੁ ॥
Divas raat du-e daa-ee daa-i-aa khelai sagal jagat.
Day and night are like two caring nurses in whose lap the whole world plays.
ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਵਾਚੈ ਧਰਮੁ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥
Changi-aa-ee-aa buri-aa-ee-aa vaachai dharam hadoor.
Our good deeds and bad deeds are all read out before the Righteous Judge.
ਕਰਮੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਕੇ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
Karmee aapo aapnee ke nerrai ke door.
By their own deeds, some come near to God and some drift far away.
ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗਏ ਮਸਕਤਿ ਘਾਲਿ ॥
Jinee naam dhi-aa-i-aa ga-e maskat ghaal.
Those who remembered God's Name and worked hard at it depart fulfilled.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਕੇਤੀ ਛੁਟੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥
Naanak te mukh ujle ketee chhutee naal. ॥1॥
Says Nanak: their faces shine, and many others are set free along with them. ॥1॥
✦ The Gurmukhi shown is the original Gurbani. The transliteration and English meaning are a simple, kid-friendly rendering for learning — under review, not a replacement for the original bani.
Words to know
4 words from this stanza
ਪਵਣੁ
Pavan
Air; the breath of life
ਧਰਤਿ
Dharat
The earth
ਨਾਮੁ
Naam
God's Name; remembrance of God
ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ
Mukh ujle
Bright, radiant faces (honoured before God)
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