Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Not knowing the One is near, they tell lies.
Tangled in love of Maya, the shiny world, the foolish one is robbed.
What they are looking for is inside them, yet they go searching for it in far-off places.
Without the Guru, they are lost and confused by doubt.
What you are looking for is already inside you.
Nikat na jaanai bolai koorh: not knowing the One is near, a person tells lies. Maa-i-aa mohi moothaa: robbed by clinging to Maya, the shiny world. Antar vasat disantar jaa-ay: the treasure is inside, yet they travel to distant places to find it. The refrain comes back: without the Guru, lost in doubt.
What good thing might already be inside you, waiting to be noticed?
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