ਤੇਰੀ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਤੂਹੈ ਜਾਣਹਿ ॥
tayree gat mit toohai jaaneh.
You alone know Your state and extent.
ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਕਥਹਿ ਤੈ ਆਪਿ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ॥
too aapay katheh tai aap vakaaneh.
You Yourself speak, and You Yourself describe it.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਾਸਨ ਕੋ ਕਰੀਅਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਦਾਸਾ ਰਾਖੁ ਸੰਗਾ ॥੨੧॥੨॥੧੧॥
naanak daas daasan ko karee-ahu har bhaavai daasaa raakh sangaa. ||21||2||11||
Please make Nanak the slave of Your slaves, O Lord; as it pleases Your Will, please keep him with Your slaves. ||21||2||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Only you know how great you are and how far you reach.
You are the one who speaks yourself and tells your own story.
Nanak says, here is my one wish: let me be a helper to your helpers, and keep me always with those who serve you.
The humblest, happiest place is among people who love what is good.
Only the One knows how great the One is.
Tayree gat mit toohai jaaneh: You alone know Your state and Your extent. Naanak daas daasan ko, a servant of Your servants: a glad, humble place among the people who serve the One. Daasaa raakh sangaa: keep me with them.
A Question to Sit With
What good does being around kind people bring out in you?
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