ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਦੁਪਦੇ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 5 dupday.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl Dupadas:
ਲੂਕਿ ਕਮਾਨੋ ਸੋਈ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਪੇਖਿਓ ਮੂੜ ਮੁਗਧ ਮੁਕਰਾਨੀ ॥
look kamaano so-ee tumH paykhi-o moorh mugaDh mukraanee.
O Lord, You behold whatever we do in secrecy; the fool may stubbornly deny it.
ਆਪ ਕਮਾਨੇ ਕਉ ਲੇ ਬਾਂਧੇ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਨੀ ॥੧॥
aap kamaanay ka-o lay baaNDhay fir paachhai pachhutaanee. ||1||
By his own actions, he is tied down, and in the end, he regrets and repents. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Lord, You behold whatever we do in secret; the fool may stubbornly deny it.
By his own actions he is tied down, and in the end he regrets and repents.
What you do in secret is seen, and binds you, whether you admit it or not.
Nothing is truly secret: "You behold whatever we do in secrecy." The fool "stubbornly denies" his deeds, but he is "tied down" by them all the same — actions bind regardless of whether we admit them. Denial changes nothing; the deed is seen and its rope holds (cf. Shabad 133, the counterfeit coin).
A Question to Sit With
Is there something easier to deny than to face — and what does denial actually change?
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