Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When it pleases the Commander, one goes to His Court robed in honor.
And by His Command, even God's own servants are struck over the head.
This one is honest: good people get hurt too.
The same Will that dresses some people in honor also lets hard knocks fall on the faithful. Guru Nanak does not pretend that loving the One keeps you safe from every trouble. Nearby in this same raag, he wrote about the invasion of Babar's army, when good people suffered too.
So what does faith give? Not a shield, but meaning. Think of a team that loses a hard game but knows they played it the right way. The loss still hurts. But it is not empty.
Even the hard knock happens inside the one Will that also gives honor. The servant of the One trusts the Giver in good weather and in bad.
Can you trust someone's love even when they allow something painful?
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