Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
But some He forgives Himself and joins to Himself — keeping them attached to the Name, night and day.
They practice Truth, they dwell in Truth — and being true, they merge into the True.
Right after the darkest verse comes the brightest, and here grace does all the lifting.
Ik aapay bakhas milaa-i-an — some the One forgives, all by the One's own choice, and joins to the One's self. The One also keeps them tied to the Name, day and night. The forgiven do not have to keep up their own rescue. The same Hand that lifted them keeps holding them.
Think of a parent carrying a sleepy child home. The child does not have to hold on tight. The parent's arms do the holding.
Then the verse rings one word again and again. Sach kamaaveh, sach raheh, sachay sach samaahi — they do what is True, they live in Truth, and being true they melt into the True. The word sach, True, rings four times like a bell. At this depth only one word is left. What they do, who they are, and where they are going all become one thing: the True.
What would practicing truth — not just telling it — look like in your week?
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