ਹਰਿ ਚਾਰ੍ਹਿਓ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੋਭਾ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲੈ ਰਾਂਗਾ ॥
har chaarHi-o rang milai gur sobhaa har rang chaloolai raaNgaa.
Meeting with the Blessed Guru, one is dyed in the color of the Lord's Love, imbued with this deep crimson color.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਚਰਨ ਪਖਾਰੈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨੀ ਜਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥੪॥੪॥
jan naanak tin kay charan pakhaarai jo har charnee jan laagaa. ||4||4||
Servant Nanak washes the feet of that humble being, who is attached to the feet of the Lord. ||4||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Meeting the true teacher, you're dyed a deep crimson in the color of love.
Servant Nanak would gladly wash the feet of anyone whose heart is set on the One.
Love dyes you a deep, glad crimson — and makes you want to honor it in others.
Laal — deep red — is the color of full-hearted love. The closing gesture, washing the feet of another devotee, is glad service and respect: honoring the One inside another person. Humility here is warmth toward others, not lowering oneself.
A Question to Sit With
How do you show honor to someone whose heart is in the right place?
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