Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are the real, the lasting thing, and I am absorbed into You. Through the mystery of the deep song, I slowly become real too.
Those whose hearts hold the Name, day and night, become clear and true. And the ones who keep chasing what fades stay a bit unfinished — like clay that hasn't set.
This one says: stay near what is real, and you slowly become real too.
Tum saachay ham tum hee raachay — You are true, and I'm soaked in You. Sabad bhayd fun saachay — through the mystery of the Shabad, the Guru's living Word, I will become true as well. The Sikh word for real and lasting is sach. We grow true by staying close to the True One. It's like a tea bag in warm water. Slowly, the water takes on the tea.
Then comes a contrast: soochay and kaachay. Those who hold the Name day and night are soochay, clean and clear. Those who keep chasing what fades stay kaachay, unfinished, like clay pots not yet baked. The verse says they keep going round, dying and being born again.
The point is growth, not blame. A life that holds the Name firms up, like clay in the kiln. Everyone is still being shaped.
What is something in your life that feels lasting and real, versus something that fades quickly?
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