ਹਮ ਗੁਣ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਿਆ ਬੋਲਹ ਬੋਲ ॥
ham gun naahee ki-aa bolah bol.
I have no virtues; what words should I speak?
ਤੂ ਸਭਨਾ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਤੋਲਹਿ ਤੋਲ ॥
too sabhnaa daykheh toleh tol.
You see all, and weigh them on Your scale.
ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਰਹਣਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਤਾ ਹੇ ॥੫॥
ji-o bhaavai ti-o raakhahi rahnaa gurmukh ayko jaataa hay. ||5||
By Your will, You preserve me, and so do I remain. The Gurmukh knows the One Lord. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I come with empty hands — what could I say to impress the One who sees everything?
You know each heart and weigh it fairly.
However You keep me, I rest in that, and the heart turned toward the Guru knows the One.
Empty hands before grace are a relief, not a shame.
Ham gun naahee — I have no virtues of my own. Before grace the hands are honestly empty: there is nothing to boast, and that is a relief. Too sabhnaa daykheh toleh — the One weighs fairly, so there is no need to perform.
A Question to Sit With
What is it like to stop trying to impress and just be honest?
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