Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 63 — shoes for the feet of the devoted
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: if someone says the Lord's Naam even while mumbling in their dreams,
I would give my very body to serve them, even as the shoes on their feet.
Whoever loves the One so much that the Naam comes out even in sleep deserves the humblest service.
Supnai hoo barrhaa-ay kai: even while talking in their sleep. If raam, the Naam of the One, comes from someone's mouth then, their love has soaked all the way down.
For such a person, Kabir says, mayray tan ko chaam, the skin of my own body, could be paanhee, shoes for their feet. It is an old picture of the deepest respect and humility, about honoring that person, never about harming the body.
Think of how you would treat a hero you admire. Kabir's hero is anyone whose love for the One fills even their dreams.
What does it look like when someone loves something so much it shows even when they are not trying?
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