ਨ ਕੋਈ ਸੂਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਹੀਣਾ ਸਭ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੀ ॥੫॥
na ko-ee soor na ko-ee heenaa sabh pargatee jot tumHaaree. ||5||
No one is strong, and no one is weak; all are manifestations of Your Light, Lord. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
No one is greater and no one is lesser; no one is strong and no one is weak.
Every single person is a spark of Your one Light, shining out.
Every person, high or low in the world's eyes, is the same Light shining.
Na ko-ee soor na ko-ee heenaa — no one a hero above others, no one lowly beneath them. Sabh pargatee jot tumhaaree: all are the shining-forth of the one Light. This is Guru Arjan stating the equality at the heart of Sikhi — every person, whatever their rank in the world's eyes, is the same divine Light made visible.
A Question to Sit With
How would you treat people if you saw the same Light in every one of them?
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