Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A heart with no anchor gives itself away to whatever passes by.
It lets itself be pulled this way and that by wanting and gain.
And it is never truly satisfied, because it has not yet found the One it really longs for.
A heart that has not found its true Beloved keeps chasing things, and nothing ever fills it.
The verse uses a sad picture from its own time: a widow left all alone, pulled this way and that by others. The teaching inside it is about every heart. Kaam daam chit par vas say-ee — the mind is ruled by wanting and money. Bin pir taripat na kabahooN ho-ee — without the pir, the Beloved, there is never true contentment.
Think of scrolling for an hour, looking for something to watch, and nothing feels right. What you really wanted was to talk to your best friend. The heart longs for its true Beloved, the One, and only that meeting can satisfy it.
What is the difference between wanting lots of things and truly longing for one?
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