ਕਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਕੀਜੈ ਸਭੁ ਬਾਦਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ਫੋਕਟ ਫੋਕਟਈਆ ॥
kahai parabh avar avar kichh keejai sabh baad seegaar fokat fokta-ee-aa.
If God says one thing, and the soul-bride does something else, then all her decorations are useless and false.
ਕੀਓ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ਮਿਲਣ ਕੈ ਤਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਲੀਓ ਸੁਹਾਗਨਿ ਥੂਕ ਮੁਖਿ ਪਈਆ ॥੭॥
kee-o seegaar milan kai taa-ee parabh lee-o suhaagan thook mukh pa-ee-aa. ||7||
She may adorn herself to meet her Husband Lord, but still, only the virtuous soul-bride meets God, and the other's face is spat upon. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If the One asks for one thing and the heart does something totally different, then all the fancy decoration counts for nothing.
You can dress up all you like, but it is the heart whose actions match its love that meets the One.
*Love is real when your actions match your words.*
kahai prabh avar avar kichh keejai -- saying one thing and doing another empties the show. The suhaagan -- the one whose life matches her love -- is the one who meets. Integrity is the heart of it: love shows in action.
A Question to Sit With
When has it mattered that someone did what they said?
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