Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Gurmukh is the forever-happy bride — awe and devotion are her adornment.
Night and day she delights in her Beloved, keeping Truth enshrined in her heart.
The happy bride wears two things together: awe and love.
Bhai bhagat seegaar — awe and devotion are her adornment. Bhai is awe, deep respect. Bhagat is loving devotion. A nearby shabad uses a dyer's picture for this pair: awe prepares the cloth, and love is the color. Here the two are worn like jewelry. Respect gives love its depth. Love gives respect its warmth. Think of a coach you admire: you respect them, and you love being on their team.
Her happiness has a mark the world's marriages do not: sadaa, forever. It is new an-din, every night and day. The Beloved never grows old or wanders. And the Truth she keeps ur dhaar, held in her heart, never tarnishes.
Who or what do you feel both wonder and love for at once — and what does that feel like?
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