Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The happy soul-bride is always with her Husband Lord — if she walks in harmony with the True Guru's Will.
She attains her Eternal Husband who never dies or goes away.
United with the Word of the Shabad, she will not be separated again. She is immersed in the Lap of her Beloved.
This one says that the soul who lives by the Guru's way is always close to the One, and never parted again.
Gurbani often pictures the soul as a bride and the One as her Husband. Sadaa suhaag suhaaganee: the happy bride is always with her Husband. Jay chaleh satgur bhaa-ay: if she walks in step with the True Guru's will. That is the condition. It isn't just sitting back and going along. It is living in step with the Guru's will, the way a gurmukh does all through these songs. Think of dancing with a partner. You aren't dragged along; you move together.
Sadaa pir nihchal paa-ee-ai: she finds a Husband who is steady forever. Naa oh marai na jaa-ay: He never dies and never goes away. An earlier Ashtapadee said the One is the only friend who comes with you at the end. Here the One is the deathless Husband, who was never going to leave. Everything else changes and passes. The bride who finds this Husband has found something that doesn't.
Sabad milee naa veechhurhai: joined through the Shabad, the Guru's Word, she is never parted again. Pir kai ank samaa-ay: she rests in her Beloved's embrace. The Shabad is what keeps them together. It isn't just a feeling or one special moment. It is the living Word that keeps the soul lined up with the Husband who was always there.
What is the difference between love that can be separated and love that cannot — and have you experienced both?
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