Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
But the bride who keeps her Beloved in mind right now, in this very life, discovers — by grace — that He was never far away at all. He's right here, closer than close.
She rests easy in that love, naturally and without strain. And instead of fancy jewelry, the Word itself becomes her most beautiful adornment.
This one says remembering the One opens your eyes to see He was close all along.
It answers the verse before. The first bride was lost in doubt. This one pay-ee-arhai Dhan kant samaalay — in her parents' home, in this very life, she keeps her Husband in mind. That remembering is called simran, keeping the One in mind. She does it now, not someday later.
And here's what remembering shows her: gur parsaadee vaykhai naalay — by the Guru's grace, she sees Him right beside her. The Beloved she thought she had to travel toward was next to her the whole time. The only distance was that she was looking away. Remembering doesn't call the One in from far off. It opens her eyes to a nearness that was always there. It's like looking all over for your friend in a crowd, then turning around and finding them standing right behind you.
Two gifts come with this nearness. First, pir kai sahj rahai rang raatee — she rests in her Beloved's love, dyed in it, with sahaj, natural ease. She has stopped straining and simply rests in love. Second, sabad singaar banaavani-aa — she makes the shabad, the Word, her jewelry. A bride who chases Maya, the shiny surface of things, dresses up in finery that fades. This bride wears the Word, a beauty inside that only grows. She is lovely not because of what she wears but because of Whom she remembers.
Who or what is 'nearer than near' in your life that you keep looking past as if it were far away?
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