Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One can never be fooled; the One is the Truest of the True.
Everyone else is fooled, and chasing a second thing apart from the One, they lose their honor.
So serve the True One through the true Word.
Nanak says: through the Naam, melt into the True One.
The One can never be fooled, so stay close to what is true.
Aap abhul — the One never makes a mistake and cannot be tricked. The One is the Truest of the True.
Hor sabh bhooleh doojai pat kho-ay — everyone else gets confused and loses their honor in doojai. Doojaa means "second" — thinking there is something apart from the One worth chasing. Think of following a fake map on your phone. You end up lost, far from where you meant to go.
The way back is saachee banee — the true Word, the Guru's songs. Through the Naam, the Name, you melt back into the True One.
When has chasing something fake left you feeling emptier?
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