ਦੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਖਰੀਆ ਬਿਲਲਾਦੀਆ ਤਿਨਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
duhaaganee kharee-aa billaadee-aa tinaa mahal na paa-ay.
The abandoned brides cry out in their suffering; they do not attain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਕਰੂਪੀ ਦੂਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
doojai bhaa-ay karoopee dookh paavahi aagai jaa-ay. ||2||
In the love of duality, they appear so ugly; they suffer in pain as they go to the world beyond. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Hearts that feel cut off ache and struggle, and it can be hard to feel at home.
Splitting everything into 'me and not-me' leaves a person feeling out of sorts.
A heart that feels cut off aches — and the me-vs-them split is often what keeps it feeling out of sorts.
The counter-image: the duhaag (those who feel abandoned) "cry out in suffering." The qMonk voice, per the wellbeing rules, renders this as the real ache of feeling cut off — a state, not a verdict on anyone — and points to its cause: doojaa bhaao, living in the me-vs-them split, which leaves one "out of sorts." The harsher literal ("so ugly," "world beyond") is softened; the compassion is kept.
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