Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who does not know the wonder of the One's creation is the one who is unclean.
Plastering the kitchen floor by the rules does not make it pure in the eyes of the One. A person who is dirty inside may wash the outside every day, and still loses their honor in the True Court.
Being clean inside comes from knowing the One's wonder, and outside washing cannot reach it.
So-ee kucheel kudrat nahee jaanai — the one who never notices the Creator's wonder, the kudrat, stays unclean. In those days, some people plastered their kitchen floor in a special way to make it holy. Leepi-ai thaa-ay na such — that plastering does not make anyone pure.
Antar mailaa baahar nit dhovai — a person may wash the outside every day while the inside stays dirty. Picture washing only the outside of a lunchbox. The old food inside still smells.
The verse is not against washing or cooking with care. It is aimed at any habit that polishes the outside and forgets the heart.
What's a way people look good on the outside without changing on the inside?
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