ਦਾਦਰ ਤੂ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਸਿ ਰੇ ॥
daadar too kabeh na jaanas ray.
You frog, you will never understand.
ਭਖਸਿ ਸਿਬਾਲੁ ਬਸਸਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਲ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨ ਲਖਸਿ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bhakhas sibaal basas nirmal jal amrit na lakhas ray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
You eat the dirt, while you dwell in the immaculate waters. You know nothing of the ambrosial nectar there. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Little frog, you never understand.
You live in clear, pure water, yet you eat the slime. You never notice the nectar all around you.
The treasure is often right where you already are; the trick is noticing it.
The frog dwells in the same water as the lotus but tastes only mud, a picture of living amid grace yet missing it. Daadar (frog) can be heard as soft self-address, the way you might catch yourself and smile. The nectar (amrit) was always within reach.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing is close to you every day that you might be swimming right past?
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