Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my Love, I am spellbound by all Your wonders;
virtues like Yours are found nowhere else.
This is the bride's wonder: "My Love, I am amazed by all Your goodness."
It is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the center of the whole shabad. Tayray gun hohi na avree — virtues like Yours are not found in anyone else.
This line explains the rest of the shabad. The bride keeps putting on ornaments. But she is not showing off. Think of how you tidy up and put on your nicest clothes when someone you love is coming to visit. You do it because you love them.
It is the same here. Love wants to be lovely for the one it loves. So devotion dresses itself in good qualities, out of love for the Beloved.
When you admire someone deeply, how does it make you want to be?
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