Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Next to You I feel as small as a tiny creature in the grass, and You are vast and glorious.
I cannot even describe how great You are — so how could small, ordinary me ever hope to meet You?
Feeling small next to something huge is honest, not shameful.
Ki-aa ham kiram — what are we? Tiny creatures. This is not someone disliking themselves. It is like standing on a beach at night under a sky full of stars. You feel small, and it is a good, true feeling.
Then comes a real and beautiful ache. Ham ki-o kar milah — how can we ever meet You? The next verse answers it. Meeting does not depend on how big we are. It happens because grace reaches down to us.
When has standing before something huge — the ocean, the stars — made you feel small in a good way?
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