ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥
kaho naanak parabh deen da-i-aalaa.
Says Nanak, God is merciful to the meek.
ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਾ ॥੪॥੨੨॥
ji-o bhaavai ti-o kar partipaalaa. ||4||22||
As it pleases Him, He cherishes us. ||4||22||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Says Nanak: the One is merciful to the humble.
As it pleases Him, He cherishes us.
The way out of all our contradictions isn't cleverness — it's humility, which mercy meets.
After cataloguing the soul's contradictions, the close turns to mercy: "God is merciful to the meek." The way out of all the absurdity is not cleverness but humility — and the One "cherishes us" as it pleases Him. Grace meets the humble where argument and hiding fail.
A Question to Sit With
What might soften in you if you approached it with humility instead of argument?
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