ਰਾਤੀ (Raatee) — Meaning in Gurbani

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Shared in the original series, November 2023.

ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਲਾਜ ਛੋਡਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

Vaheguru’s servant spends day and night in His devotion; he sings Vaheguru’s Praise regardless of what people would say or think about him.

ਅਤਿ ਰਸਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲੈ ਰਾਤੀ ਦੂਜਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

I am coloured in the deep red colour of Vaheguru’s Love and have got rid of other colours (worldly love).