Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those fools who drink the wine of a poisoned mind give their hearts to what is false.
But those soaked in the essence of the One, O Nanak, are drunk on the Truth.
Everyone gets drunk on something. The only question is on what.
The verse sets two kinds of drunkenness side by side. One is "the wine of evil-mindedness," durmat, a bent and twisted way of thinking. It ties the soul to what is false. The other is the sweet essence of the One. It fills a person with Truth.
Think of how a game can swallow a whole afternoon. Something always grabs us like that. It can be a poison that leaves us worse. Or it can be the nectar of the One that leaves us better. Another Aasaa shabad makes the same contrast.
What are you 'intoxicated' with, and does it leave you better or worse?
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