ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਨਿਮਾਣਿਆ ਤੂ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
har jee-o nimaani-aa too maan.
O Dear Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.
ਨਿਚੀਜਿਆ ਚੀਜ ਕਰੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਉ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nicheeji-aa cheej karay mayraa govind tayree kudrat ka-o kurbaan. rahaa-o.
You make the unworthy ones worthy, O my Lord of the Universe; I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power. ||Pause||
ਜੈਸਾ ਬਾਲਕੁ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਭਾਈ ਲਖ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
jaisaa baalak bhaa-ay subhaa-ee lakh apraaDh kamaavai.
Like the child, innocently making thousands of mistakes
ਕਰਿ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਝਿੜਕੇ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਪਿਤਾ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਵੈ ॥
kar updays jhirhkay baho bhaatee bahurh pitaa gal laavai.
- his father teaches him, and scolds him so many times, but still, he hugs him close in his embrace.
ਪਿਛਲੇ ਅਉਗੁਣ ਬਖਸਿ ਲਏ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਗੈ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
pichhlay a-ogun bakhas la-ay parabh aagai maarag paavai. ||2||
Please forgive my past actions, God, and place me on Your path for the future. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are the honor of anyone the world calls worthless; You make the overlooked ones shine. I stand amazed at what You can do.
A child makes a thousand little mistakes; a parent might correct him again and again, and then pull him close in a warm hug. Forgive what is behind me, and set my feet on Your path ahead.
Being corrected and being loved are not opposites -- real love holds both.
The Rahau plus verse: nimaani-aa too maan -- the honor of the dishonored. The parent-and-child picture is the heart of this shabad: correction and embrace are not opposites; a good parent does both, and the hug always comes.
A Question to Sit With
When someone corrects you and still loves you, how do you know the love is real?
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