ਜਾਣਹਿ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਸਭਾ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਹੋਰੁ ਕਿਸੁ ਪਹਿ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਈਐ ॥
jaaneh birthaa sabhaa man kee hor kis peh aakh sunaa-ee-ai.
You know completely the condition of my mind; who else could I go to tell of it?
ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਬਉਰਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
vin naavai sabh jag ba-uraa-i-aa naam milai sukh paa-ee-ai. ||2||
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the whole world has gone crazy; obtaining the Naam, it finds peace. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You know the whole condition of my mind; who else could I even tell it to?
Without the Name the whole world has gone mad; finding the Name, it finds peace.
The One already knows your whole mind — so it's the one place you can be completely honest.
The One as the only true confidant: "You know completely the condition of my mind; who else could I go to?" The One already knows your inmost state, so it is the one place you can be fully honest. "Without the Naam, the whole world has gone crazy" — restlessness is a kind of madness the Name cures.
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