Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The foolish mind is like a frog, with no love for the One in it.
Without the Naam, it is turned away in disgrace at the One's door.
It has no family name or standing, and no one even speaks its name.
Empty of goodness, it has only its pains and sorrows for friends.
A mind without the Naam is like a frog in a puddle, missing the garden all around it, with only its troubles for company.
Man mugdhou daadar: the foolish mind is a frog. A frog can sit its whole life in one small puddle and never notice the blossoming garden beside it. Taa kai jaat na paatee: without the Naam, birth and rank count for nothing. Worth comes from holding the One, and that is open to every person.
Is there something wonderful nearby that is easy to miss when you are not paying attention?
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