Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Because of that, you are caught up in your games; because of that, I am joined to you.
Because of that, everyone longs for you; without it, no one would even look at your face.
Everything people love about a body depends on the soul living inside it.
In this shabad, Guru Arjan speaks to the body. He keeps pointing to "that" inside it. "That" is the soul. Un kai sang too kartee kayl — because of that, you play and have fun. Because of that, I am joined to you. Because of that, everyone longs for you.
Then comes the turn: os binaa ko-oo mukh nahee jorai — without it, no one would even look at your face. Think of a phone whose battery has died. The case can still be beautiful, but nothing lights up. The body's whole appeal comes from the living soul inside it.
What gives a person their real presence — the body, or something living within it?
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