Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The way of the One is a demanding path — few find it, and they find it by reflecting on the teaching.
Dyed in the One's love and glad with the deep song, such a person lets go of ego and all that harms.
Nanak says: steeped in the Name and in one single love, they are made beautiful by the words of the teaching.
The close is honest and hopeful together. Har kaa maarag sadaa panth vikh-rhaa — "the way of the One is a difficult path" — Guru Amar Das doesn't pretend it's easy; but ko paa-ay gur veechaaraa, it is found, by reflecting on the teaching. Har kai rang raataa sabday maataa — "dyed in the One's love, glad with the deep song" — and haumai tajay vikaaraa, ego and harm let go. The final word is savaaranhaaraa — "the beautifier": the teaching itself makes the life beautiful. A hard path, but one that ends in a life made lovely.
What is a hard but worthwhile path in your own life that you're glad you're on?
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