ਨਾ ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥
naa ham hindoo na musalmaan.
I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.
ਅਲਹ ਰਾਮ ਕੇ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪਰਾਨ ॥੪॥
alah raam kay pind paraan. ||4||
My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I am not a Hindu, and I am not a Muslim.
My body and my breath belong to Allah, to Raam, the One of both.
The labels are smaller than what you are — your very breath belongs to the One.
Your body and your breath belong to the One that both Allah and Raam name.
Naa ham hindoo na musalmaan: I am neither Hindu nor Muslim. Alah raam kay pind paraan: body and breath belong to Allah-Raam. The labels are smaller than the human being. A radical statement of shared humanity.
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