Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He never goes to see where the One is being worshipped.
He leaves the right path and takes the wrong one.
Forgetting the Source of everything, he keeps coming and going, born again and again.
He throws away the sweet nectar and loads himself up with poison to eat.
Forget the Source, and you pour out the nectar and fill up on poison.
Har kee bhagat na daykhai jaa-ay: he does not go where the One is worshipped. Maarag chhod amaarag paa-ay: he leaves the path for no path. Moolhu bhoolaa aavai jaa-ay: forgetting the root, he keeps coming and going in the cycle of birth. Amrit daar laad bikh khaa-ay: he throws away the amrit and loads up poison to eat.
Think of tipping out a glass of fresh water to fill it with soda. It looks like a treat and leaves you thirstier.
What is a good habit you can come back to when you have drifted?
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