ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਦੀਨੁ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਉਪਕਾਰੇ ॥
parabh daataa mohi deen bhaykhaaree tumH sadaa sadaa upkaaray.
O God, You are the Great Giver, and I am just a poor beggar; You are forever and ever benevolent.
ਸੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਿ ਮੈ ਤੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
so kichh naahee je mai tay hovai mayray thaakur agam apaaray. ||2||
I cannot accomplish anything by myself, O my Unapproachable and Infinite Lord and Master. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are the Great Giver, and I come with open, empty hands — and You are endlessly generous, always.
Nothing real gets done by my own effort alone, You who are beyond my reach and without any limit.
The open, empty hand is the one that can actually receive.
so kichh naahee je mai tay hovai — a clear statement of the limit of the separate self's power, echoing across many of these shabads. Naming oneself a bheykhaaree (beggar) is not self-hatred; it is the open hand that can actually receive.
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