Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some hearts stay lost in confusion, and it's a mystery we can't fully explain.
Only You truly know each person's ups and downs — You who made us all. We can't always understand it, so we stay humble before it.
The Chhant's most mysterious verse, and it deserves honesty and a light touch. It admits something the tradition doesn't hide: some wander deluded by doubt, and even that is somehow held within the great mystery — tudh aap khu-aa-i-aa. Rather than explain away why some hearts stay closed, the verse hands the whole puzzle back to the One: You alone know their ups and downs, You who created them. This isn't fatalism; it's the humility of not pretending to understand everything. Why some stay lost and others find their way is not ours to judge — how rare is the one who understands. The honest answer to a hard question is sometimes: this is beyond me, and I trust the One who holds it.
Is it okay to say 'I don't know' about the really big, hard questions?
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