ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
soohee mehlaa 5.
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
ਕਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਸਾਰਿ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੀ ਮੋਹਿ ਨਿਰਗੁਨ ਕੇ ਦਾਤਾਰੇ ॥
ki-aa gun tayray saar samHaalee mohi nirgun kay daataaray.
What virtues and excellences of Yours should I cherish and contemplate? I am worthless, while You are the Great Giver.
ਬੈ ਖਰੀਦੁ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਇਹੁ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਥਾਰੇ ॥੧॥
bai khareed ki-aa karay chaturaa-ee ih jee-o pind sabh thaaray. ||1||
I am Your slave - what clever tricks could I ever try? This soul and body are totally Yours||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Which of Your endless good qualities could I ever hold and treasure? My hands are empty, and You are the Great Giver of everything.
I belong to You — what clever move could I possibly make on my own? This life and this body are already Yours.
You come to the Giver with open hands, not a full bag of achievements.
mohi nirgun kay daataaray — the honest recognition of having nothing of one's own to bring, met not with shame but with openness before the Giver. ih jee-o pind sabh thaaray — even the self that would try to earn something is already a gift. Self-abasement is turned here into empty-handed trust.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you have that you did not earn, but were simply given?
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