Sikhism·Raag Soohee·Shabad 88
Verse 25 of 35

Family Made of Truth

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨੋ ਮਿਲੇ ਸਿ ਭਾਇਰਾ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਗੰਨਿ ॥
satgur no milay se bhaa-iraa sachai sabad lagann.
Those who meet with the True Guru are my Siblings of Destiny; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.
ਸਚਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਸੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਦਿਸੰਨਿ ॥੨੪॥
sach milay say na vichhurheh dar sachai disann. ||24||
Those who merge with the True Lord shall not be separated again; they are judged to be True in the Court of the Lord. ||24||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Anyone who meets the true teaching and holds the real Word close feels like family to me — closer than blood, joined at the heart.

A bond built on what's real doesn't break apart. People joined that way shine, clear and true, wherever they stand.

Truth can make people family, closer than blood.
The deeper layer

satgur no milay se bhaa-iraa — those who meet the teaching are bhaa-iraa, siblings, kin of the heart; sachai sabad lagann... sach milay say na vichhurheh — committed to the true Word and never separated. A family defined by shared truth rather than birth.

A Question to Sit With

Who feels like family to you even though you're not related?

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