ਦੂਧਹਿ ਦੁਹਿ ਜਬ ਮਟੁਕੀ ਭਰੀ ॥
dooDheh duhi jab matukee bharee.
When the pitcher was filled with milk,
ਲੇ ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹ ਕੇ ਆਗੇ ਧਰੀ ॥੨੦॥
lay baadisaah kay aagay Dharee. ||20||
Naam Dayv took it and placed it before the king. ||20||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the pitcher is full of milk,
Namdev carries it over and sets it down before the king.
Sometimes you just set the truth down quietly and let it speak.
Namdev sets the full pitcher before the king, with no boasting at all.
Doodheh duhi jab matukee bharee: when the clay pot is filled with milk. Lay baadisaah kay aagay dharee: he carries it and places it before the king. He claimed no power at the start, and he takes no credit now. The milk sits there between them. The change that follows happens inside the king, with no argument at all.
A Question to Sit With
Was there a time when being quiet said more than winning an argument would have?
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