Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I am nothing; He is the One and only. Before and after, He alone exists.
Says Nanak: the Guru has taken away my doubts and mistakes — and now He and I, joining together, are of the very same color.
This one says that when the "I" melts away, the soul and the One become one color.
Ham kichh naahee aykai ohee means "I am nothing; He alone is." Aagai paachhai ayko so-ee means "before and after, only that One." The One was there before everything, and will be there after.
Gur khoay bharam bhangaa means "the Guru took away my doubts and mistakes." And then the beautiful ending: ham o-ay mil hoay ik rangaa, "He and I, meeting, became one color."
Think of dipping a white cloth into bright saffron dye. At first they are two things. Then the cloth soaks up the color, until you cannot tell cloth and color apart. When the proud "I" fades away, only the One is left. In that fading, the soul and the One share one nature.
What is the difference between disappearing and finally becoming one with what you love?
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