Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I might be called emperor, lord, king — barking orders, “do this now, do that then” — yet all of that is only a false front. Without the living Word of the teaching, nothing I set out to do truly comes right.
Even a king's commands are empty without the Guru's Word.
Khaan malook kahaava-o raajaa — I may be called emperor, lord, and king. Abay tabay koorhay hai paajaa — "do this now, do that then!" But it is a false show. Koorh means false. Picture a kid in a paper crown, ordering everyone around at recess. It looks grand for a minute.
Bin gur sabad na savras kaajaa — without the Guru's Word, nothing truly comes right. Even the highest power in the world is false without the teaching.
Does bossing people around make someone important? What does?
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