Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The happy bride has made her adornment — the necklace of virtues at her throat.
She wears the perfume of love on her body, and within her mind, the jewel of reflection.
Here is the bride at her dressing table, and every ornament has moved inside.
The necklace is gun kaa haar, a string of virtues, good qualities like kindness and honesty. Nobody can steal it, and it grows more precious the longer you wear it. The perfume is paraym pirmal, love itself as a fragrance, the one scent that reaches the Unseen Beloved. The jewel is ratan veechaar, the jewel of reflection, of quiet, deep thinking. It is worn not at the throat but in the mind.
Everything a bride puts on to get ready, the soul has too. And Raag Aasaa keeps turning our eyes inward to show this: every one of these ornaments is free. Think of a gift that costs nothing and is still the best one. The poorest soul on earth can dress like a queen.
If your character were your wardrobe, what would you be wearing today?
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