Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
What could I ever give You, when everything I have already came from You?
Again and again, a hundred thousand times, I give myself to You.
You shaped my body, my mind, my very self.
By the Guru's grace, I, so small, have been lifted up and honored.
What can I give You, when everything is already Yours?
Ki-aa dayva-o jaa sabh kichh tayraa — what could I offer, when all of it belongs to You? It is like a child buying a present for a parent with money the parent gave them. The gift still matters. But it all came from the parent first.
The One shaped body, mind and self. And by the Guru's kindness, neech nivaaji-aa — the lowly one was lifted up. Neech means small or overlooked. So our worth is a gift. It does not come from rank or status.
Have you ever seen someone "small" or overlooked be treated as important?
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