ਇਕੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਮੰਗੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵੇਚਾਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸੁ ਕਰਾਈ ॥੨੪॥
ik daan mangai naanak vaychaaraa har daasan daas karaa-ee. ||24||
Poor Nanak begs for this one blessing, that he may become the slave of the slaves of the Lord. ||24||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If I could ask for just one thing, it wouldn't be riches or fame.
It would be this: let me belong among those who humbly love and serve the One — even to help the helpers. That closeness is the only prize I'm after.
The best thing to ask for might be simply to belong among the loving.
ik daan mangai naanak vaychaaraa, har daasan daas karaa-ee — the one gift (daan) asked for: to belong among the servants of the One's servants. Read as honest humility and belonging, the low place chosen for its closeness, not from worthlessness.
A Question to Sit With
If you could ask for one gift, would it be a thing, or a way of living?
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