Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When a heart is dyed deep in the beauty of the One,
the fire of sorrow cannot reach that person at all.
A heart soaked in love for the One cannot be burned by sorrow.
Charan kamal jaa kaa man raapai — a mind dyed in the One's lotus feet. Lotus feet is a loving way to speak of the One's presence. Raapai means dyed, soaked through with color.
The result: sog agan ... na bi-aapai. The fire of sorrow cannot take hold.
Dye is a picture Gurbani uses again and again. Think of a white T-shirt dipped deep in blue dye. Once it is soaked through, other colors do not easily take over. A heart soaked in love is like that.
What is something you love so deeply it steadies you when things go wrong?
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