Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
They talk and preach and sing lovely songs, but inside, the grime of their wrongs stays.
People can say and sing beautiful holy words while their hearts stay the same inside.
Kathan sunaavan geet neekay gaavan — they talk, they preach, and they sing lovely songs. Man meh Dhartay gaar — but inside their minds they keep the dirt of their wrongs.
Beautiful words and a shiny outside can sit right next to a heart that has not changed. Think of a present in gorgeous wrapping paper with an empty box inside. The wrapping is lovely, but it is not the gift.
The shabad keeps its eyes on the one thing that matters. It is not the show on the outside. It is what is really going on inside.
Could eloquence or a good performance ever be covering something inside that still needs changing?
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