ਛੂਟਰਿ ਤੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਈ ਸੋੁਹਾਗਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਓ ਸੁਘੜ ਸੁਜਾਨੀ ॥
chhootar tay gur kee-ee sohaagan har paa-i-o sugharh sujaanee.
I was a discarded bride, and the Guru has made me a happy soul-bride. I have found the Elegant and All-knowing Lord.
ਜਿਹ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਬੈਸਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵਤ ਸੋ ਥਾਨੁ ਮਿਲਿਓ ਬਾਸਾਨੀ ॥੧॥
jih ghar meh baisan nahee paavat so thaan mili-o baasaanee. ||1||
That home, in which I was not even allowed to sit - I have found that place in which I can dwell. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Once I felt turned away and unwanted, and then the Guru welcomed me and made me glad. I have found the wise and graceful One.
The very place where I was not even allowed to sit became the home where I now belong.
No one is beyond being welcomed home.
A bride once sent away is made sohaagan, joyfully wed: the one turned away is fully welcomed and made glad. The reversal is complete: jih ghar meh baisan nahee paavat — the very place she was not even allowed to sit — becomes the home where she now belongs. No one is beyond being welcomed home.
A Question to Sit With
Have you ever felt left out and then welcomed? What did that welcome mean to you?
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