Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You have lifted up so many who felt they had nothing to offer — the outcast, the overlooked, the ones the world turned away.
Even those who once did great harm were changed and set free.
I give myself again and again to everyone who keeps the Beloved's Name in their heart.
Grace never checks your past or your rank; its door is open to everyone.
Naam Dayv lists people from well-loved old stories. Ganikaa was a courtesan whom society looked down on. Kubijaa was a woman with a bent back whom people mocked. Bi-aadh was a hunter. Ajaamal was a man who had lost his way. Charan badhik was the hunter whose arrow struck Krishna in the foot. Each of them is remembered as being lifted up, in spite of low standing or past mistakes. Taaree-alay — You carried them across.
Naam Dayv's point is bold and welcoming: grace does not look at your record. It reaches the outcast, the overlooked, even those who once did harm. Think of a lifeguard who doesn't ask who you are before pulling you out of the water.
This is the heart of the Bhagats' songs. It sweeps away the idea that birth or caste makes some people closer to the One. The Beloved's door is open to absolutely everyone.
Ha-o bal bal jin raam kahay — I give myself again and again to those who speak the Name. That is Naam Dayv's joy at how far grace reaches.
How does it feel to know that no one is ever too far gone to be welcomed home?
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