Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If someone's heart is dirty inside,
what use is it to travel to holy places all over the world?
Nanak says: when you join the company of the True Guru,
the ropes that tie you to the frightening ocean of the world snap.
The ending answers the opening. A stain on the inside does not wash off by traveling to holy places.
jis jee-o antar mailaa ho-ay — if someone's heart is dirty inside, what good is traveling to shrines all over the world? It is like taking a muddy shirt on a long trip. It comes back just as muddy.
What frees us is satgur sang, the company of the True Guru. That company changes you from the inside, the way a good friend makes you kinder just by being near. Then bhavjal kay tootas banDh — the ropes that tie us to the rough ocean of the world snap.
Who is someone whose company makes you a kinder person?
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