One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਆਪਣੇ ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਤੀ ਮੁਈਏ ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰੇ ॥
aapnay pir kai rang ratee mu-ee-ay sobhaavantee naaray.
Let yourself be imbued with the Love of your Husband Lord, O beautiful, mortal bride.
ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੀ ਮੁਈਏ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਵੇ ਭਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥
sachai sabad mil rahee mu-ee-ay pir raavay bhaa-ay pi-aaray.
Let yourself remain merged in the True Word of the Shabad, O mortal bride; savor and enjoy the Love of your Beloved Husband Lord.
ਸਚੈ ਭਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਕੰਤਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਨੇਹੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ॥
sachai bhaa-ay pi-aaree kant savaaree har har si-o nayhu rachaa-i-aa.
The Husband Lord embellishes His beloved bride with His True Love; she is in love with the Lord, Har, Har.
ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਤਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥
aap gavaa-i-aa taa pir paa-i-aa gur kai sabad samaa-i-aa.
Renouncing her self-centeredness, she attains her Husband Lord, and remains merged in the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਸਾ ਧਨ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਕਸਾਈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥
saa Dhan sabad suhaa-ee paraym kasaa-ee antar pareet pi-aaree.
That soul bride is adorned, who is attracted by His Love, and who treasures the Love of her Beloved within her heart.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਈ ਪਿਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਾਹਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ॥੧॥
naanak saa Dhan mayl la-ee pir aapay saachai saahi savaaree. ||1||
O Nanak, the Lord blends that soul bride with Himself; the True King adorns her. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In plain words
Let your heart soak in love, and rest in good, true words — really savor that closeness.
Love makes a heart beautiful; letting go of self-centeredness is what draws it close.
A heart that treasures love inside is welcomed and made lovely by the One.
Love makes a heart beautiful — and letting go of always thinking of yourself first is what draws closeness near.
The deeper layer
Guru Amar Das's Chhant addresses the soul as a bride: "let yourself be imbued with the Love of your Beloved... savor and enjoy His Love." The key line is hao gavaae — "renouncing her self-centeredness, she attains her Beloved." Love plus the dropping of self-centeredness is the whole recipe. And it's love, not decoration, that "embellishes" her — makes her beautiful. For a child: love makes a heart beautiful, and letting go of always thinking of yourself first is what draws closeness near.
A Question to Sit With
How does putting others first sometimes bring you closer to them?
