Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O camel-mind, you are my friend — so let go of pretending and grasping. Putting on a false face and grabbing for more only ties you in knots and wears you down. Set them down, and you walk lighter.
Man karhalaa too meet mayraa — the mind addressed as meet, friend: the whole song treats the restless mind not as an enemy to crush but as a beloved friend to coax. Pakhand lobh tajaay — let go of pakhand (pretending, hypocrisy) and lobh (grabbing/greed). The source's jam dand day-ay sajaay (punishment by Death's club) is set aside per wellbeing rules; the retained teaching is that pretending and grasping tie us in knots and wear us down — the harm is intrinsic, not an external punishment. Setting them down, we walk lighter.
What's one "false face" or bit of grasping you could set down to feel lighter today?
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