Even Muddled, I Was Welcomed

ਹਮ ਮੂਰਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

ham moorakh mugaDh milaa-i-aa har kirpaa Dhaaree raam.

I am a fool and an idiot, but the Lord showered me with His Mercy, and united me with Himself.

ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

Dhan Dhan guroo saabaas hai jin ha-umai maaree raam.

Blessed, blessed is the most wonderful Guru, who has conquered egotism.

ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਵਡਭਾਗੀਆ ਵਡਭਾਗੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

jin^H vadbhaagee-aa vadbhaag hai har har ur Dhaaree raam.

Very fortunate, of blessed destiny are those, who enshrine the Lord, Har, Har, in their hearts.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਤੂ ਨਾਮੇ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥੪॥੨॥੪॥

jan naanak naam salaahi too naamay balihaaree raam. ||4||2||4||

O servant Nanak, praise the Naam, and be a sacrifice to the Naam. ||4||2||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Even muddled and forgetful as I am, the One reached out with kindness and drew me close.

Wonderful, wonderful is the Guru who helped me set down the heavy weight of me-first.

How lucky are the hearts that keep the One tucked inside them. Nanak says: sing the Name, and give your whole glad self to it.

Even when I feel muddled, the One reaches for me with kindness.

The deeper layer

Ham moorakh mugaDh — I am a fool and an idiot — is gentle self-address: even muddled and forgetful as I am. It is honest smallness, not self-contempt. Dhan Dhan guroo saabaas: blessing and praise for the Guru. Haumai maaree (ego conquered) becomes the weight of me-first set down. Balihaaree: the joyful offering of the whole self.

A Question to Sit With

When you feel like you have messed up, who reminds you that you are still loved?

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