Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
All will go to their Husband Lord. All will get their send-off after the wedding.
O Nanak, blessed are the happy brides who love their Husband Lord.
This closing verse says every soul will one day go home to the One, and the happy ones are those who have learned to love Him.
Sabhnaa saahurai vanj-naa — everyone will go to the in-laws' home, the Lord's home. Sabh muklaavanhaar — everyone will get their muklaava, the send-off when a bride leaves her parents' house for her new home. It is a gentle way of saying that every life, in its time, moves on to the next place.
Naanak Dhan sohaaganee jin sah naal pi-aar — Nanak says blessed are the happy brides who love their Husband.
Earlier verses spoke of being rang, dyed, with the Name. Think of a T-shirt dyed a bright color that never fades in the wash. People who fill their days with the Name are colored like that. The color stays.
This is where the whole bride story has been heading. The bride who served, who gathered the Name, who kept good company, arrives in the Lord's court with a shining face. Her whole life was getting ready for this happy arrival.
What has permanently colored you — what experience, relationship, or teaching has dyed you in a way you can't wash off? What does it feel like to carry that color?
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