Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 127
Verse 9 of 16

The True Court

ਸਾਚਾ ਦਰੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਦਰਵਾਰਾ ॥
saachaa dar saachaa darvaaraa.
True is His Door, and True is His Court, His Royal Darbaar.
ਸਚੇ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥
sachay sayveh sabad pi-aaraa.
The true ones serve Him, through the Beloved Word of the Shabad.
ਸਚੀ ਧੁਨਿ ਸਚੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਾ ਸਚੇ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੯॥
sachee Dhun sachay gun gaavaa sachay maahi samaa-i-aa. ||9||
Singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord, in the true melody, I am immersed and absorbed in Truth. ||9||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

True is the One's door, and true is the One's royal court. The true-hearted serve there through the beloved word.

Singing the True One's praises in the true melody, I am soaked right through with Truth.

In the One's court, only what is true counts.
The deeper layer

The True Door and Darbaar (royal court) are sach; the true-hearted serve through the Shabad. Singing in the sachee dhun (true melody) leads to immersion in Truth — a court where only what is true counts.

A Question to Sit With

Where do you feel that being honest matters more than how you look?

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