Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The soul is like a small wanderer, passing through — here for a moment, gone the next, with no rank or name the world would notice.
I keep humble company with that little traveler, knowing a heart as small as mine could never reach You on its own. Only Your kindness can close the gap.
Guru Nanak humbly says: the soul is a small traveler, and only the One's kindness can bring it home.
AnDhulaa neech jaat pardaysee — the soul is like a little traveler far from home. It can't see well, and the world gives it no rank at all. Neech jaat means "low birth." Here it is the world's way of ranking, and Nanak sets himself right beside the one ranked lowest.
Khin aavai til jaavai — it comes for a moment and is gone in an instant. Think of a snowflake landing on your mitten and melting.
Taa kee sangat naanak rahdaa — Nanak says he keeps company with that small wanderer. Ki-o kar moorhaa paavai — how can such a foolish one reach You? His hands are empty, and his only answer is grace.
When has someone shown you kindness even when you felt small?
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