ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
Dhanaasree mehlaa 5.
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਕਿਤੈ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰਿ ਨ ਤੂਟਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ॥ ਦਾਸ ਤੇਰੇ ਕੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਰੀਤਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kitai parkaar na toota-o pareet. daas tayray kee nirmal reet. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The lifestyle of Your slave is so pure, that nothing can break his love for You. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nothing at all can break this love.
Your devoted one lives a life so clear and clean.
A love built on a clean life is hard to break.
A love resting on a clean life cannot be broken.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. It is a quiet promise. kitai parkaar na toota-o pareet — in no way will this love break. The reason is daas tayray kee nirmal reet, the pure way of life of Your devoted one. Nirmal means clean and clear. Think of a house built on solid rock. Storms come, and it stands. The love cannot break because the life under it is clean.
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