ਜਉ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਬਚਨ ਕਹੇ ਧਨ ਸਾਚੇ ॥
ja-o pari-a bachan kahay Dhan saachay.
The husband speaks words of Truth to the bride,
ਧਨ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਸਮਝੈ ਚੰਚਲਿ ਕਾਚੇ ॥
Dhan kachhoo na samjhai chanchal kaachay.
but the bride is restless and inexperienced, and she does not understand anything.
ਬਹੁਰਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਪਿਰ ਹੀ ਸੰਗੁ ਮਾਗੈ ਓਹੁ ਬਾਤ ਜਾਨੈ ਕਰਿ ਹਾਸਾ ਹੇ ॥੯॥
bahur bahur pir hee sang maagai oh baat jaanai kar haasaa hay. ||9||
Again and again, she begs her husband to stay; she thinks that he is just joking when he answers her. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The spark speaks the plain truth.
But the body is restless and young, and does not understand any of it. Again and again it asks the spark to stay, sure it is only joking.
Some true things are hard to take in until we are ready.
dhan kachhoo na samjhai chanchal kaachay — the body, restless and unripe, understands nothing of it. bahur bahur — again and again — she asks him to stay, half-believing his words are a joke. A picture of how hard some truths are to take in.
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What is a truth that took you a while to understand?
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