ਅੰਜਨੁ ਦੇਇ ਸਭੈ ਕੋਈ ਟੁਕੁ ਚਾਹਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਬਿਡਾਨੁ ॥
anjan day-ay sabhai ko-ee tuk chaahan maahi bidaan.
They all apply make-up to their eyes; there is little difference between their objectives.
ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਜਿਹ ਪਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਲੋਇਨ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ ॥੩॥
gi-aan anjan jih paa-i-aa tay lo-in parvaan. ||3||
But those eyes, to which the ointment of spiritual wisdom is applied, are approved and supreme. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Everyone lines their eyes with dark make-up, and what they all want is much the same.
The eyes lined with the ointment of wisdom are the ones that are accepted.
The most beautiful thing about you is how clearly you learn to see.
A gentle image: 'anjan' is the dark ointment everyone lines their eyes with for beauty, mostly interchangeable. But 'gi-aan anjan' — the ointment of wisdom — makes the eyes 'parvaan' (approved, supreme). Inner sight, not outer decoration, is what transforms.
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