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Kiya hans kiya bagla, keyo nadr dhare

Ki-aa hans ki-aa bagulaa jaa ka-o nadar karay-i
jo tis bhaavai naanka kaagahu hans karay-i

Reference: Aakhya Baba Nanak Ne, Editor Shafqat Tanvir Mirza
English Translation

Which is the swan, and which is the crane? It is only by His Glance of Grace.
Whoever is pleasing to Him, O Nanak, is transformed from a crow into a swan.

Translation: S. S. Khalsa