ਹਮ ਬਾਰਿਕ ਤੁਮ ਪਿਤਾ ਹਮਾਰੇ ਤੁਮ ਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਖੀਰਾ ॥
ham baarik tum pitaa hamaaray tum mukh dayvhu kheeraa.
I am Your child, and You are my father; You place the milk in my mouth.
ਹਮ ਖੇਲਹ ਸਭਿ ਲਾਡ ਲਡਾਵਹ ਤੁਮ ਸਦ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰਾ ॥੩॥
ham khaylah sabh laad ladaaveh tum sad gunee gaheeraa. ||3||
I play with You, and You caress me in every way. You are forever the ocean of excellence. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I am Your child, and You are my father; You place the milk in my mouth.
I play, and You cuddle and care for me in every way. You are always an ocean of goodness.
You are cared for the way a parent feeds and plays with a small child.
Ham baarik tum pitaa — I am the child, You the parent; mukh dayvhu kheeraa, You place the milk in my mouth. Laad ladaaveh — caressed and cared for. This is a tender nearness: not a distant Lord but a loving parent.
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