Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You belong to no caste and no class, no family line and no rank — You are above every label people invent.
Nanak says: You are endlessly kind.
The One has no caste, no class, and no family rank.
Nah baran baran nah kulah kul means "no caste, no class, no family line." Caste is an old system that sorted people into higher and lower groups by birth. The verse puts the One outside every one of these sortings.
That quietly takes away their ground. If the Source of everything has no rank, then rank cannot be what matters most. Think of a school where some kids get the best seats just because of who their grandparents were. That would feel wrong, and it is. Every one of us comes from the same Source. And the One is endlessly kind.
Why do you think people invent ranks and labels for each other?
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