Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have no beauty, no cleverness, no strength of my own; I feel like a stranger who has come from very far away.
This one says: come as you are, even with empty hands.
Roop heen buDh bal heenee — without beauty, cleverness, or strength. This is not harsh judgment on herself. It is empty hands. The soul simply notices she has nothing to bargain with.
Mohi pardaysan door tay aa-ee — I am a stranger, come from far away. This is the ache of feeling far from home. It is the main feeling of the whole shabad, a deep longing.
Think of arriving at a new school where you know no one. You cannot pretend to be someone else, so you just walk in as yourself.
That honesty is the doorway. She stops trying to look impressive and comes just as she is.
When has being honest about not having it all together actually helped you?
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