Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my beautiful, color-loving mind — take on the True Color.
If you are dyed in the beautiful Bani, this color will never fade and never leave.
Your love of bright, exciting things is a clue to what you really need.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Ay man roorhai rangulay — O beautiful mind that loves color. The mind is spoken to with warmth. It is not scolded for loving color. It is invited to love the color that lasts.
The mind loves excitement, newness, and bright feelings. That hunger is a clue. The mind was made for rang, the lasting color of the One. Everyday thrills are like cheap dye that runs in the first rain of trouble. Think of a T-shirt that fades after one wash next to one that stays bright for years. Roorhee banee jay rapai — if you soak in the beautiful Bani, the Guru's words, naa ih rang lahai na jaa-ay — this color never fades and never leaves.
What 'colors' excite your mind most — and which of them have already started to fade?
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