Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some read the Vedas, and some read the Quran.
Some wear blue robes, and some wear white.
Different books and different robes are outer differences around one search.
Ko-ee parhai bayd ko-ee katayb — some read the bayd, the Vedas, and some the katayb, the Quran. Ko-ee odhai neel ko-ee supayd — some wear blue robes, and some wear white. Holy people of different paths wore different colors.
These stand for all the outward differences between traditions. Guru Arjan names them without ranking any above another. Think of houses on one street, each painted a different color. Inside each one, a family sits down to dinner. The outsides differ. The search inside is one.
Have you noticed how different traditions can be reaching for something similar?
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