Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I've turned my whole self into a dyeing-vat and colored my heart deep in love.
All of me is dressed up for a wedding — and I'm marrying the One I love, my heart soaked through with that love.
This one is about soaking your whole self in love, like cloth in dye.
Kabir begins a joyful song about a wedding: the soul marrying the One. His pictures come from everyday life. Tan rainee man pun rap kar — I make my body the dye-pot and dye my mind in it. Think of tie-dyeing a white T-shirt. You dip it, and the color soaks all the way through. That is love: rang, the deep color of devotion.
Ha-o paacha-o tat baraatee — I make the five elements my wedding guests. The five elements are earth, water, fire, air, and sky. His whole being is gathered and dressed up for the big day.
The wedding is a picture of belonging completely to the One you love. It is a heart so soaked in love that its whole life becomes a celebration.
What does it feel like when your whole heart is 'colored' by love for something or someone?
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