Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Beloved, our King, does not belong to anyone by right of birth or family. He is a father to whoever truly loves Him.
A thick veil of attachment has settled over the whole world. Yet it never troubles the one whose heart is turned toward the One.
The One belongs to no one by birth; the One belongs to whoever loves.
Aapan baapai naahee kisee ko — "He is no one's father by right." Bhaavan ko har raajaa — the Lord, the King, belongs to the one who loves Him. The One is nobody's private family treasure. Caste, the old system that ranked people by birth, cannot claim the One. Neither can family or status. Only love can.
This line meant a great deal to Ravidas. He was born into a community that the society of his time unfairly ranked low. For him, this was dignity itself. Think of a door with no lock that opens for anyone who comes with love. Rich or poor, first or last, it opens the same way.
Moh patal sabh jagat bi-aapi-o — a thick veil of moh, clinging attachment, covers the whole world. Bhagat nahee santaapaa — but it does not trouble the bhagat, the one whose heart is turned toward the One.
How does it feel to know that love, not birth, is what brings you close to the One?
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