Verse 5 of 5
Raag Soohee, Shabad 76 - Let Me Just Be Near the Good
ਪਖਾ ਫੇਰੀ ਪਾਣੀ ਢੋਵਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਪੀਸਣੁ ਪੀਸਿ ਕਮਾਵਾ ॥
pakhaa fayree paanee dhovaa har jan kai peesan pees kamaavaa.
I wave the fan over them, carry water for them, and grind corn for the humble servants of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਾਸਿ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਤੇਰੇ ਜਨ ਦੇਖਣੁ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੪॥੭॥੫੪॥
naanak kee parabh paas baynantee tayray jan daykhan paavaa. ||4||7||54||
Nanak offers this prayer to God - please, grant me the sight of Your humble servants. ||4||7||54||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let me do the plain, ordinary work for these good people - fan them, carry their water, help with the grinding. None of it is beneath me.
This is my one prayer: just let me be near them, let me get to see the ones who love You.
Even the plainest work becomes a gift when done near the good.
pakhaa fayree, paanee Dhovaa, peesan pees - fanning, carrying water, grinding: humble seva as a spiritual practice, dignity in ordinary labour. baynantee - the prayer; daykhan paavaa - may I gain the sight of the holy.
A Question to Sit With
Has a small task for someone you love ever felt bigger than it looked?
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