Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He is called the most perfect of the perfect. He sits on His perfect throne.
He looks so beautiful in His perfect place. He fills the hopes of those who have lost hope.
O Nanak, if you find the Perfect One, how could your goodness ever grow less?
The last verse comes back to the word "perfect." Now that Perfect One is within reach.
Pooro pooro aakhee-ai means He is called the most perfect of the perfect. He sits on a perfect throne, in a perfect place. Naanak pooraa jay milai ki-o ghaatai gun taas means if you find the Perfect One, how could your goodness shrink? This is where the bride picture ends up. Meeting her Beloved changes the bride.
Think of a bucket filled from a spring that never runs dry. The bucket keeps getting filled.
Poorai aas niraas means He fills the hopes of the hopeless. It is a very kind line. The hopeless are those who have stopped believing real closeness is possible. The One waits even for them.
Has there been a time when you thought something was impossible for you — and then it happened anyway? What made the difference?
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