Raag Soohee, Shabad 80 - Bless Me With Your Name
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O gentle One, kind to the small and the struggling, I have come into Your shelter.
The one gift I ask for is Your Name - to carry it in me; and let me take the humblest, most grateful place among those who love You.
The singer asks for one gift, the Name, and takes the humblest place.
Deen da-i-aal kirpaal parabh su-aamee — God, the Master, is kind to the deen, the small and the struggling. Tayree saran da-i-aalaa — I have come into Your shelter, kind One.
Kar kirpaa apnaa naam deejai — please be kind and give me Your Name. The request is simple. It is the Name itself, the living presence of the One. Naanak saaDh ravaalaa — Nanak is the dust of the feet of the holy. Humility is the closing note of this whole group of Guru Arjan's shabads. Think of a quiet kid in class who helps everyone and never asks for thanks. A heart like that has room for the Name.
What is one thing you would want to carry with you everywhere, no matter what?
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