Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The temple keepers are troubled about me, and everyone is angry with me.
Calling me "low-caste, low-caste," they hit me and drove me out. What should I do now, O my dear Father, Beethulaa?
Being shut out for who you are is cruel, and the One is still yours to turn to.
Aalaavantee, the temple keepers, were angry. Shouting sood, sood, "low-caste, low-caste," they struck Namdev and drove him out. He turns to baap beethulaa, his beloved Father, a name for the One. No gatekeeper stands between him and the One. Every person has the same dignity, whatever family they are born into.
If someone is being unkind to you or hurting you, that is never something you have to accept. Telling a grown-up you trust is always the right thing to do.
What can you do when someone treats you unfairly for who you are?
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