ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਅਪਨਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਸਮਾਰਿਆ ॥
parabh apnaa birad samaari-aa.
God confirmed His loving nature;
ਹਮਰਾ ਗੁਣੁ ਅਵਗੁਣੁ ਨ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਆ ॥
hamraa gun avgun na beechaari-aa.
He did not take my merits or demerits into account.
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਭਇਓ ਸਾਖੀ ॥
gur kaa sabad bha-i-o saakhee.
The Word of the Guru's Shabad has become manifest,
ਤਿਨਿ ਸਗਲੀ ਲਾਜ ਰਾਖੀ ॥੩॥
tin saglee laaj raakhee. ||3||
and through it, my honor was totally preserved. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is simply His nature to love; He did not sit and count my good points and bad points.
The teaching became clear and living in me, and it kept my honor whole.
The deepest kind of love does not keep a scorecard of your mistakes.
Prabh apnaa birad samaari-aa -- birad is the One's inborn nature, His way of always being loving. Gun avgun na beechaari-aa -- He did not weigh merits against faults; grace does not keep a ledger.
A Question to Sit With
Who loves you without keeping a list of your mistakes -- and how does that feel?
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