ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਬਸਿਆ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਕਰਹੁ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਾ ॥
jaa kai hirdai basi-aa mayraa har har tis jan ka-o karahu namaskaaraa.
Bow down in reverence to that humble being, within whose heart the Lord, Har, Har, abides.
ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥੨॥੫॥
har kirpaa tay paa-ee-ai har jap naanak naam aDhaaraa. ||2||5||
By the Lord's Kind Mercy, O Nanak, one obtains the Lord's meditation, and the support of the Naam. ||2||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Look up to the person who carries the good deep in their heart.
It's a gift of kindness to be able to keep the good close and lean on it.
Honor the people who carry goodness in their hearts — and remember that keeping the good close is itself a gift.
The verse closes in respect and grace: "bow in reverence to that humble being within whose heart the Lord abides... by the Lord's Mercy one obtains His meditation, and the support of the Name." Two notes: honor the people who carry real goodness inside, and remember that even the ability to keep the good close is itself a gift. For a child: honor the people who carry goodness in their hearts — and remember that keeping the good close is itself a gift.
A Question to Sit With
Who do you know that seems to carry real goodness deep in their heart?
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