ਕਿਆ ਹਉ ਆਖਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਛੂ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
ki-aa ha-o aakhaa jaaN kachhoo naahi.
What can I say? I am nothing.
ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੩॥
jaat pat sabh tayrai naa-ay. ||3||
All my status and honor are in Your Name. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
What can I say? I am nothing.
All my standing and all my honor are in Your Naam.
Worth comes from the Naam, not from family or rank.
On your own you have nothing to boast of; all your standing and honor rest in the One's Naam.
Jaat pat sabh terai naae: all caste and honor rest in Your Naam, not in birth or rank. Kiaa hao aakhaa jaan kachhoo naahi: standing empty-handed before the One, boasting is impossible. Worth comes from the Naam, shared equally by all.
A Question to Sit With
If nobody knew your name or where you came from, what would still be true about you?
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