ਸੇਵਕ ਕਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਵਰਤਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਬਿਨਉ ਬੁਲਾਈ ॥੧੭॥
sayvak kaa ho-ay sayvak vartaa kar kar bin-o bulaa-ee. ||17||
I long to be the servant of Your servants; I call upon You reverently in prayer. ||17||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I would gladly be a servant of Your servants.
Again and again, I call on You in humble prayer.
There's real dignity in gladly serving those who serve.
sayvak kaa ho-ay sayvak vartaa, kar kar bin-o bulaa-ee — to be the servant of Your servants, calling on You in prayer again and again. Humility as honest dignity: the low, loving place is chosen gladly, with no shame in it.
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