Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I had no special good deeds to show, no perfect record, no ritual purity — and it didn't matter. The One simply took me by the arm and made me family, just as I was.
This one says you do not need a perfect record. Grace reaches you anyway.
Naa ham karam na Dharam such — I have no good deeds, no Dharam, no purity to show. Parabh geh bhujaa aapaa-i-o — God took me by the arm and made me His own.
This is the heart of the shabad: grace comes to the empty-handed. It is not about putting yourself down. It is about coming with open, empty hands and finding mercy anyway, a refuge you did not have to earn. Think of a child who runs to a parent with nothing to offer but a hug. The parent scoops them up all the same.
Have you ever been welcomed somewhere even though you felt you hadn't 'earned' it?
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