ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਹੇਲੀਹੋ ਸਹੁ ਖਰਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥
naanak kahai sahayleeho saho kharaa pi-aaraa.
Says Nanak, O soul-brides, our Husband Lord is so dear!
ਹਮ ਸਹ ਕੇਰੀਆ ਦਾਸੀਆ ਸਾਚਾ ਖਸਮੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥੫॥੨॥੪॥
ham sah kayree-aa daasee-aa saachaa khasam hamaaraa. ||5||2||4||
We are the servants, the hand-maidens of the Lord; He is our True Lord and Master. ||5||2||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Listen, dear companions on this path — our Beloved is so precious to us.
We belong to the One, close as family, and the True One is truly ours.
The One we belong to is dear beyond words.
naanak kahai sahayleeho — Nanak speaks to his companions on the path: saho kharaa pi-aaraa, the Beloved is so dear; we belong to the One. The soul-bride imagery is rendered as belonging and closeness, not as ownership.
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