ਜਲਉ ਇਹ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
jala-o ih jihvaa doojai bhaa-ay.
Burn this tongue, which loves duality,
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਨ ਚਾਖੈ ਫੀਕਾ ਆਲਾਇ ॥
har ras na chaakhai feekaa aalaa-ay.
which does not taste the sublime essence of the Lord, and which utters insipid words.
ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਫੀਕਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
bin boojhay tan man feekaa ho-ay.
Without understanding, the body and mind become tasteless and insipid.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਚਲਿਆ ਰੋਇ ॥੨॥
bin naavai dukhee-aa chali-aa ro-ay. ||2||
Without the Name, the miserable ones depart crying out in pain. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let it burn away -- this tongue that loves division, that never tastes the One's sweetness and speaks only flat, flavorless words. Without real understanding, body and mind go bland. Without the Name, people leave this life crying out in pain.
A life that never tastes the One goes flavorless -- words, body, and mind all bland.
The strongest expression yet of Har Ras: the tongue that loves duality cannot taste the One's essence, so its words are insipid, flavorless. The diagnosis is sensory -- a life without the One has no taste. Compare the pandit who reads but never drinks.
A Question to Sit With
What is the difference between words that have "flavor" and words that fall flat?
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