Is This Translation Correct? Please Explain Why/why Not?

[Malkeetv]

sail pathar meh jant upaa-ay taa kaa

rijak aagai kar Dhari-aa.

Translation found online:-From rocks and stones, He created the

living beings, and He places before them

their sustenance

I thought that it means that God created life even in the rocks in sea and even there he is nourishing it

[Guest Jacfsing2]

I'll be honest and say I don't know what this means; however, looking at both translations they sound about the same.

[singhbj singh]

There are more than one translation available at

http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k=1&fb=0&Param=10

Or

http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=10&g=1&h=0&r=1&t=2&p=0&k=0&fb=0

Or

http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=10&g=1&h=0&r=1&t=0&p=1&k=0&fb=0

Or

http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=10&g=1&h=0&r=1&t=0&p=0&fb=0&k=2

Go with the one which matches your intellect.

[sikhni777]

The English translation is wrong as the one in punjabi below clearly states that God has created life in the stones and rocks and is nourishing it.

the word 'meh' from the line sail mathar meh means inside.... inside the rocks and stones.

The meaning that he used rocks and stones to create beings is completely wrong and needs to be corrected.

[sikhni777]

After encountering a second line which had a problem in translation, I have now discovered where the problem lies and how to correct it.

When we go to Sri Granth, please change the option on the top right hand side corner to Bhai Manmohan singh. The English translations done by Dr Sant Singh Khalsa are not correct.

Please let us read the correct meanings of Gurbani and quote the correct meanings in English as well.

[Malkeetv]

This is really amazing. Just Google 'marine bacteria inside deep sea rocks' and get your brains blown away. Thank you guys for clarifying it for me.

[Malkeetv]

does 'sail' mean a water body like a sea or ocean?

[sikhni777]

Rāg gūjrī mėhlā 5.

Kāhe re man cẖiṯvahi uḏam jā āhar har jī▫o pari▫ā.

Sail pathar mėh janṯ upā▫e ṯā kā rijak āgai kar ḏẖari▫ā. ||1||

ਰਾਗ ਗੁਜਰੀ, ਪੰਜਵੀਂ ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ।

ਤੂੰ ਕਿਉਂ ਹੈ ਮਨ! ਤਰੱਦਦਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਸੋਚਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਦ ਕਿ ਮਾਣਨੀਯ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਆਪ ਤੇਰੇ ਫ਼ਿਕਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਗਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ?

ਚਿਟਾਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਹਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਜੀਵ ਪੈਦਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਹਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਉਪਜੀਵਕਾ ਉਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੂਹਰੇ ਰੱਖ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

ਹੇ ਮਨ ਤੂੰ ਉਦਮੁ ਕ੍ਯੋਂ ਚਿਤਵਨ ਕਰਤਾ ਹੈਂ ਜਬ ਸਭ ਕੇ (ਆਹਰਿ) ਉੱਦਮ ਅਰਥਾਤ ਫਿਕਰ ਮੇਂ ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਆਪ ਪੜ ਰਹਾ ਹੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਪਰ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਾਂਤੁ (ਸੈਲ) ਖੁਸਕ ਪੱਥਰ ਵਾ (ਸੈਲ) ਪਰਬਤੋਂ ਕੇ ਪਥਰੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਭੀ ਜੋ ਜੀਵ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਕਰੇ ਹੈਂ ਤਿਨਕਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਹਰੀ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਹੀ ਬਨਾਇ ਰਖਾ ਹੈ॥੧॥

According to this explanation in punjabi sael refers to the rocks of the mountains. We would think that there is no nourishment there. However Waheguru has provided nourishment for the beings that will be born there even before they are born.

[singhbj singh]

does 'sail' mean a water body like a sea or ocean?

Dictionary meaning of "SAIL" is Rocks or rocky cliff

ਸੈਲ = ਚਿਟਾਨ।

ਜੇਹੜੇ ਜੀਵ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨੇ ਚਟਾਨਾਂ ਤੇ ਪੱਥਰਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਪੈਦਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਭੀ ਰਿਜ਼ਕ ਉਸ ਨੇ (ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ) ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਬਣਾ ਰਖਿਆ ਹੈ ॥੧॥