Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
One person is a beggar, living on scraps; another is a king, full of himself.
One gets honor, another gets shame; the One destroys and creates, held in its own deep stillness.
There is no one as great as You — so what could I possibly bring to You that would be good enough?
Everyone, from the poorest to the richest, lives in the same hands of the One.
Guru Nanak looks at the world's biggest opposites. Ko-ee bheekhak bheekhi-aa khaa-ay — one person is a beggar, living on what others give. Ko-ee raajaa — another is a king, wrapped up in himself. One gets honor, another gets shame. The One builds up and takes down all of it.
Then he asks an honest question: kis vaykhaalee changa ho-ay — what could I show You that is good enough? Think of a child who wants to give a gift to someone who already has everything. Nothing in their pocket seems worthy. Asking that question is where humility begins.
When something is far greater than you, what is the right way to come before it?
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