Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Getting stuck on constant wanting, clinging, and treats leaves smudges on the heart.
Carrying those smudges, a person finds no easy place to rest in the One's presence.
Clinging and craving leave smudges on the heart, and smudges can be wiped clean.
Jaytaa moh pareet su-aad — all the clinging, the grabbing, the craving for treats. Sabhaa kaalakh daagaa daag — all of it is black smudges. It is like greasy fingerprints on a window. The light is still outside, but it is harder to see.
The verse says a person carrying those smudges finds dargeh baisan naahee jaa-ay, no place to sit in the One's Court. The smudges cloud the heart, and clouded glass can be cleaned. They are marks to wipe away, not a stamp of guilt that stays forever.
What is one thing you want so much that it sometimes clouds how you feel?
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