ਖਿਨੁ ਕਿੰਚਿਤ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੀ ਜਗਦੀਸਰਿ ਤਬ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਧਿਆਇਓ ॥
khin kichint kirpaa karee jagdeesar tab har har har jas Dhi-aa-i-o.
When the Lord of the world bestowed just a tiny bit of His Mercy, for just an instant, then I meditated on the Praise of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਭੇਟੇ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਰੋਗੁ ਗਵਾਇਓ ॥੨॥੨॥
jan naanak ka-o har bhaytay su-aamee dukh ha-umai rog gavaa-i-o. ||2||2||
The Lord and Master has met servant Nanak, and the pain of the sickness of egotism has been eliminated. ||2||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When even a tiny bit of kindness reached me, I began to keep the good in mind.
And the ache of the puffed-up, me-first feeling quietly healed.
Even a tiny bit of kindness can start something good in you — and heal the puffed-up, me-first ache.
The verse names how transformation begins — with khin kichint, "just a tiny bit of Mercy, for just an instant." A small touch of grace is enough to start the turning; then the "pain of the sickness of egotism" is healed. Ego, once again, is framed as an illness that gets cured, not a crime to be punished. For a child: even a tiny bit of kindness can start something good in you, and heal the puffed-up, me-first ache.
A Question to Sit With
Has a small act of kindness ever changed how you felt inside?
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