Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Be kind to me, so I can keep Your beautiful Name in mind.
You made everyone and You live in everyone, quietly giving each of us our part to play.
Please keep being gentle with me — that's what lets me remember You.
Guru Nanak opens with a prayer for grace: "show mercy to me, that I may chant Your Name." The One "created all and pervades among all," linking each to their tasks. The honest note — some are made "kings," others "beg," and greed and attachment can "seem sweet" and delude — is held within trust: even our remembering depends on the One's kindness. For a child: everyone has their own part to play, and a little kindness is what helps us remember what matters.
What 'part' do you feel you get to play, and who helps you remember what matters?
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