Hennna...

[Deg_Teg_Fateh]

Vaheguru Ji ka Khalsa! Vaheguru ji ki Fateh!!

kbIr mihdI kir GwilAw Awpu pIswie pIswie ]

kabeer mehidhee kar ghaaliaa aap peesaae peesaae ||

Kabeer, I have made myself into henna, and I grind myself into powder.

qY sh bwq n pUCIAY kbhu n lweI pwie ]65]

thai seh baath n pooshheeai kabahu n laaee paae ||65||

But You, O my Husband Lord, have not asked about me; You have never applied me to Your Feet. ||65||

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa ! Vaheguru ji ki Fateh!!

[Trust1]

i dont understand

could someone please explain?

[anjaan]

Wowwww that’s sooooooo beautiful!!!

To Trust1

I think Bhagat kabeer ji is saying, he is the henna, the mehndi, the orangey stuff brides apply to hands and feet at weddings, he is saying he crushed himself, he made himself the mehndi, ready and waiting to be applied, but God did not apply it/him to His feet i.e. bhagat ji did everything he could, everything he should, he is talking in humility, he is saying like stilllll after doing everything he possibly could he’s not good enough because God still didn’t apply him to his feet, i.e. give him darshan/glance of grace etc, mehndi is used as imagery (correct my mistakes please!!)

Mahala 3 is what follows on from the above Salok

mÚ 3 ]

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Third Mehl:

nwnk mihdI kir kY riKAw so shu ndir kryie ]

naanak mehidhee kar kai rakhiaa so sahu nadhar karaee ||

O Nanak, my Husband Lord keeps me like henna paste; He blesses me with His Glance of Grace.

Awpy pIsY Awpy GsY Awpy hI lwie leyie ]

aapae peesai aapae ghasai aapae hee laae leaee ||

He Himself grinds me, and He Himself rubs me; He Himself applies me to His feet.

iehu iprm ipAwlw Ksm kw jY BwvY qY dyie ]2]

eihu piram piaalaa khasam kaa jai bhaavai thai dhaee ||2||

This is the cup of love of my Lord and Master; He gives it as He chooses. ||2||