Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
By the world's scoring, I might count as "bad" — an outsider who doesn't play the usual games of rank and reputation. I keep no partnerships built on impressing people. I have stepped out of that whole trade.
Ham manday manday man maahee uses the world's own labels back on itself: yes, by your measure I'm "low." Saajh paat kaahoo si-o naahee — "I have no partnership with anyone" — means Kabir refuses the transactions of status-seeking, where people ally to lift each other's reputations. His independence is not loneliness but freedom from a rigged game. We keep the wry tone and avoid any real self-condemnation.
Have you ever felt free after deciding you didn't need to impress a certain group of people?
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