Verse 2 of 5
Raag Soohee, Shabad 76 - Glad to Serve the Ones I Love
ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਹਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥
mayray raam har jan kai ha-o bal jaa-ee.
O my Lord, I am a sacrifice to the humble servants of the Lord.
ਕੇਸਾ ਕਾ ਕਰਿ ਚਵਰੁ ਢੁਲਾਵਾ ਚਰਣ ਧੂੜਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kaysaa kaa kar chavar dhulaavaa charan Dhoorh mukh laa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I make my hair into a fan, and wave it over them; I apply the dust of their feet to my face. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I would give anything for the people who truly love the One - being near them is that precious to me.
I would gladly do the humblest thing for them, holding nothing of myself too high to serve. That closeness is an honour, not a lowering.
Serving the ones I love is an honour, not a lowering.
bal jaa-ee - I am a sacrifice, devoted; kaysaa kaa chavar - making one's hair into a fan to wave over the beloved, an image of utmost humble service; charan Dhoorh - the dust of the feet. The devotion is reframed as glad honour, not self-abasement.
A Question to Sit With
Who would you gladly do the humblest thing for?
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