ਚਿੜੀ (chiṛee)
Meaning: noun: Sparrow.
Quote:
ਅਧੁ ਗੁਲ੍ਹਾ ਚਿੜੀ ਕਾ ਚੁਗਣੁ ਗੈਣਿ ਚੜੀ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ॥
ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਓਹਾ ਚੰਗੀ ਜਿ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਖੁਦਾਇ॥
ਚਿੜੀ ਦਾ ਚੋਗਾ ਅੱਧਾ ਕੁ ਦਾਣਾ ਹੈ। (ਚੋਗਾ ਚੁਗ ਕੇ ਉਹ) ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਵਿਚ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਚੁਹਕਦੀ (ਅਤੇ ਮਸਤ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ) ਹੈ । ਜੋ ਸਦਾ ਰੱਬ ਰੱਬ ਕਰਦੀ (ਰੱਬ ਦੀ ਰਜ਼ਾਅ ਵਿਚ ਰਾਜ਼ੀ) ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਓਹੀ ਮਾਲਕ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਓਹੀ ਚੰਗੀ ਹੈ।
adh gulhaa chiṛee kaa chugaṇ gaiṇ chaṛee bil-laai. khasmai
bhaavai ohaa chaňgee ji kare khudaai khudaai.
Half a seed is the feed of a sparrow. (After picking her feed) she flies through the sky and chirps in joy. One who remembers the Divine (or is content by His will) is pleasing to the Master and is good. -Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, 1286
Message: In contrast to an elephant (in yesterday’s quote), the sparrow is small. The feed of a sparrow is very little. After pecking and feeding, it joyously flies into the sky and chirps away.
A humble and content person is satisfied with what he or she has. Such a person is more pleasing to the Creator than an egoist who boasts about one’s possessions or power and still lacks contentment.
When we lack contentment, we endeavour even harder to amass more wealth during our lives, and hardly ever devote any time to spiritual wealth and development. We hardly have any time for the joyous moments of life on earth. We need to learn from the sparrow that is contented with even a small amount of food.
Etymology: From Sanskrit chiṭak (sparrow) → Pali → Prakrit chiḍig (bird) → Sindhi chiṛo/chiṛee, Lahndi and Punjabi chiṛaa/chiṛee (sparrow).
