ਪਾਪੀ ਕਾ ਘਰੁ ਅਗਨੇ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
paapee kaa ghar agnay maahi.
The home of the sinner is on fire.
ਜਲਤ ਰਹੈ ਮਿਟਵੈ ਕਬ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jalat rahai mitvai kab naahi. ||1|| rahaa-o.
It keeps burning, and the fire cannot be extinguished. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The home of the one who does wrong is on fire.
It keeps on burning, and the fire never goes out.
A restless heart can always find its rest by turning back.
A life given to doing wrong burns with a fire that will not go out.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Paapee kaa ghar agnay maahi: the home of the wrongdoer is in the fire. Jalat rahai mitvai kab naahi: it keeps burning and is never put out.
The fire is inside: craving, guilt and restlessness that keep a person from ever resting. Think of an itch that gets worse the more you scratch it.
A Question to Sit With
What helps calm you down when you feel restless inside?
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