ਜੈਦੇਉ ਨਾਮਾ ਬਿਪ ਸੁਦਾਮਾ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਭਈ ਹੈ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
jaiday-o naamaa bip sudaamaa tin ka-o kirpaa bha-ee hai apaar.
You blessed Jai Dayv, Naam Dayv and Sudaamaa the Brahmin with Your infinite mercy.
ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਤੁਮ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਦਾਤੇ ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੇਤ ਨ ਬਾਰ ॥੨॥੭॥
kahi kabeer tum samrath daatay chaar padaarath dayt na baar. ||2||7||
Says Kabir, You are the All-powerful Lord, the Great Giver; in an instant, You bestow the four great blessings. ||2||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You have poured kindness on humble, ordinary lovers of the One — a poet here, a tailor there, a poor friend who had nothing.
Kabir says: You are the Giver who can do anything, handing out the greatest gifts in the blink of an eye. Why would I ask anyone else?
Grace reaches the humblest first, and holds nothing back.
jai dayv naamaa bip sudaamaa — Jai Dev the poet, Namdev the calico-printer, and Sudama the poor Brahmin friend — a deliberately mixed set of the humble whom grace lifted. chaar padaarath — the four classical blessings, given "without delay." Humble, low-status devotees, and grace reaching every one.
A Question to Sit With
Who is someone ordinary you admire for their kindness or goodness?
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