Nitnem by Dr. Kulwant Singh, with Punjabi ... - Gurbanifiles.org

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Day and night are the nurse and the baby-sitter, and in their laps the whole world
plays. (These Gifts are to take care of the Creation).
(The word in Gurmukhi is ‘Jagat’ and it is wrong to pronounce it ‘J-gatt’).
cMigAweIAw buirAweIAw vwcY Drmu hdUir ]
changi-aa-ee-aa buri-aa-ee-aa vaachai Dharam hadoor.
nykIAW qy burweIAW Drmrwj (iensw& dw imiQhwisk dyvqw) r`b dI hzUrI ivc pVHdw hY[
(Man’s) virtues and vices are read out by Dharam-Raj (The mythical god of
justice) in the Court of God.
krmI Awpo AwpxI ky nyVY ky dUir ]
karmee aapo aapnee kay nayrhai kay door.
Awpo Awpxy krmW (kMmW, AmlW, iksmq, auhdI ikrpw) Anuswr kOeI vwihgurU dI hzUrI ivc
(nyVy), Aqy keI dUr hoxgy (koeI prmwqmw dy nyVy nhI lgx dyvygw)[
According to their deeds (destiny, result of their actions), some shall be in the
presence of the Lord, and others shall not be allowed to come close to Him.
ijnI nwmu iDAwieAw gey mskiq Gwil ]
jinee naam Dhi-aa-i-aa ga-ay maskat ghaal.
ijnHW ny nwm iDAieAw hY (nwm jpiAw hY, vwihgurU nUµ Xwd r`iKAw hY, auhdy fr-BY ivc rhy
hn, nykI kIqI hY), auh AslI muS`kq (imhnq) Gwl (kmweI) kr gey hn[ (‘mskiq’- ieh
‘ms`kiq’ hY, koeI “mS`kiq’ aucwrdy hn[ ‘muS`kiq’ aucwrnw shI nhI, BwvyN ik ArQ
‘muS`kq” hI hY)[
Those who did the Naam-Jaap (Recited the Name of God, remembered Him,
stayed in His Fear, did good deeds), they put in the real hard labor. (The word
written in Gurmukhi ‘msakktte,’ is phonated as ‘msakkatte’ or even as
‘mshakktte,’ and it is wrong to say it out ‘musakaktte’ or ‘mushakktte’).
nwnk qy muK aujly kyqI CutI nwil ]1]
naanak tay mukh ujalay kaytee chhutee naal. ||1||
nwnk, auhnw dy hI cyhry cmkdy hn (sur^rU hn, r`b dy hzUr iezq pweI hY), Aqy auhnw ny
Awpxy nwl hor keI qwr ley hn (mukq kr ley hn)[
Nanak, their own faces glow (are honored in the Court of the Lord, earn respect),
and along with them, they liberate many more. ||1||