Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He Himself is True. Truth is what pleases His Will.
Those who are blind inside are unripe and raw, not yet ready, not yet of worth.
This is the pause line, the Rahao, the center of the song. It says the One is True, and loves truth.
Aapay sach bhaavai tis sach — He Himself is True, and truth is what pleases Him.
AnDhaa kachaa kach nikach — the one who is blind inside is kachaa, unripe. Think of a green mango on the tree. It is hard and sour. It is not bad. It just isn't ready yet.
Ripening is a patient picture. Fruit ripens in its season, with sun and water, over time. You can't make a mango ripe by yelling at it. But you can give it what it needs.
The spiritual life is like that. We can't rush it. But we can give it the sun and water it needs: truth, the Guru's Word, and good company. Truth is what ripens us into someone ready to meet the One.
What would 'spiritual ripeness' look like for you? What qualities would you have that you don't yet have — or have more of?
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