Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 31
Verse 3 of 5

Your Home Is Beautiful, and So Are Those Who Love You

ਤੇਰਾ ਥਾਨੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਰੂਪੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਦਰਬਾਰੇ ॥
tayraa thaan suhaavaa roop suhaavaa tayray bhagat soheh darbaaray.
Your place is so beautiful; Your form is so beautiful; Your devotees look so beautiful in Your Court.
ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਕੇ ਦਾਤੇ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਲੇਹੁ ਉਬਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
sarab jee-aa kay daatay su-aamee kar kirpaa layho ubaaray. ||2||
O Lord and Master, Giver of all beings, please, grant Your Grace, and save me. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Wherever You are is beautiful; You Yourself are beautiful; and everyone who loves You shines in Your presence.

Giver of every living thing, be kind to me and hold me safe.

Nearness to the One makes everything — and everyone — beautiful.
The deeper layer

Where the One is, everything is beautiful, and those who love the One shine too.

Tayraa thaan suhaavaa — Your place is beautiful. The beauty spreads to Your loved ones, who soheh darbaaray, shine in Your court. This beauty is not decoration. It is the glow of belonging, like the look on a child's face when the whole family is home.

The verse ends in a small plea. Kar kirpaa layho ubaaray — be kind, and carry me across.

A Question to Sit With

Who is someone that seems to shine a little brighter when they are happy and at peace?

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