Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Everyone speaks and chatters with words;
but it is the One who forgives and draws us in.
Talk alone does not reach the One; only by grace does the One come to live in the mind.
Anyone can talk about the One, but reaching the One is the One's own doing.
Kahnai kathan na paa-i-aa jaa-ay — by only speaking and talking, He is not found. Another shabad says the same about the limit of words. Talking about swimming does not get you across the pool.
Then comes the hopeful part. "The Lord Himself forgives, and unites us with Himself." The step from talk to closeness is a gift. It comes by grace, gur parsaad, the Guru's kindness. It is not won by clever speaking.
So the One does not wait for perfect words. The One comes to live in the mind as a gift.
When has talking about something been easy, while actually doing it was the hard part?
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