Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
She lets go of her pride and makes herself ready.
Then the Beloved welcomes her home and delights in her.
This one says that the moment pride steps aside, the soul is welcomed home.
In these songs, the soul is pictured as a bride and the One as her Beloved. It is a way of saying how close and loving the bond can be. Many traditions around the world use this same picture.
Ha-umai khoay karay seegaar means "she drops her ego and gets herself ready." Ha-umai is the ego, the loud "me, me, me" inside. Seegaar means getting dressed up for someone you love. Here, letting go of pride is the real getting ready.
Think of a room so full of your own stuff that no one else can walk in. Clear it out, and there is space for a guest. An earlier shabad named the same key: quiet the ego. The instant it stops filling the room, the Beloved welcomes her home and delights in her.
What becomes possible when you stop needing to be the center of attention?
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