ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
ਮੋਹਿ ਨਿਰਗੁਨ ਸਭ ਗੁਣਹ ਬਿਹੂਨਾ ॥
mohi nirgun sabh gunah bihoonaa.
I am worthless, totally lacking all virtues.
ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰਿ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਕਰਿ ਲੀਨਾ ॥੧॥
da-i-aa Dhaar apunaa kar leenaa. ||1||
Bless me with Your Mercy, and make me Your Own. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I will be honest — I do not come with a long list of good qualities to show off. My hands are pretty empty.
But that is exactly why I turn to You: be kind, and claim me as Yours anyway. You do not wait for me to be impressive first.
You do not have to arrive impressive — the One claims you exactly as you are, empty hands and all.
Mohi nirgun sabh gunah bihoonaa — I am without merits, empty of virtues. It is an honest word about empty hands, free of self-contempt. Da-i-aa dhaar apunaa kar leenaa — showing mercy, You made me Your own. The grace comes first and unconditionally; the One does not wait for the seeker to become worthy before claiming them.
A Question to Sit With
Do you ever feel you have to earn being loved? What if you did not?
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