Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Shame, shame on the life of the one who follows only their own mind and wastes it away.
They do not serve the Perfect Guru, and the Naam of the One does not feel sweet to them.
A life spent away from the Guru and the Naam is a life wasted.
This is the rahao, the pause line, the centre of the shabad. Dhrig dhrig manmukh janam gavaa-i-aa: dhrig, shame, twice over, on the manmukh, the one who follows only their own mind and wastes a life. Pooray gur kee sayv na keenee: they did not serve the Perfect Guru. Har kaa naam na bhaa-i-aa: the Naam did not please them. It is the strongest word of warning, said so a heart can wake up.
What helps you turn back when you have drifted from something good?
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