ਨਾਮਾ ਕਹੈ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹ ॥
naamaa kahai sunhu baadisaah.
Naam Dayv said, "Listen, O king:
ਇਹੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਤੀਆ ਮੁਝੈ ਦਿਖਾਇ ॥੨੩॥
ih kichh patee-aa mujhai dikhaa-ay. ||23||
have I done this miracle? ||23||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Namdev says, "Listen, O king:
did I do this wonder?"
The humblest thing is to hand back the credit.
The credit for the wonder belongs to the One.
Naamaa kahai sunhu baadisaah: Namdev says, listen, O king. Ih kichh patee-aa mujhai dikhaa-ay: is this wonder something I did? He hands back all the glory, just as he did at the start, when he said nothing happens by his own doing. In a story full of hunger for power, the one person who could claim greatness keeps pointing past himself, to the One.
A Question to Sit With
Why is it sometimes tempting to take credit that isn't yours?
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