ਪੀਅਹਿ ਤ ਪਾਣੀ ਆਣੀ ਮੀਰਾ ਖਾਹਿ ਤ ਪੀਸਣ ਜਾਉ ॥
pee-ah ta paanee aanee meeraa khaahi ta peesan jaa-o.
If You wish to drink, then I shall get water for You; if You wish to eat, I shall grind the corn for You.
ਪਖਾ ਫੇਰੀ ਪੈਰ ਮਲੋਵਾ ਜਪਤ ਰਹਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੩॥
pakhaa fayree pair malovaa japat rahaa tayraa naa-o. ||3||
I wave the fan over You, and wash Your feet, and continue to chant Your Name. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If You are thirsty, let me bring the water; if You are hungry, let me grind the grain.
Let me fan the air cool for You and tend to Your feet.
And through every small task, let Your Name keep singing quietly in me.
Love is mostly small, ordinary acts done with a warm heart.
Devotion becomes utterly ordinary and tender here: fetching water, grinding grain, fanning, tending feet. Love shows up in humble, everyday service, all of it carried on the quiet thread of naam on the tongue. The sacred lives in small kindly acts.
A Question to Sit With
What is a small, ordinary way you show love to someone?
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