ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
dayvganDhaaree mehlaa 5.
Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਉਲਟੀ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਉਲਟੀ ਰੇ ॥
ultee ray man ultee ray.
Turn away, O my mind, turn away.
ਸਾਕਤ ਸਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਉਲਟੀ ਰੇ ॥
saakat si-o kar ultee ray.
Turn away from the faithless cynic.
ਝੂਠੈ ਕੀ ਰੇ ਝੂਠੁ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਛੁਟਕੀ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਛੁਟਕੀ ਰੇ ਸਾਕਤ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਛੁਟਕੀ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jhoothai kee ray jhooth pareet chhutkee ray man chhutkee ray saakat sang na chhutkee ray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
False is the love of the false one; break the ties, O my mind, and your ties shall be broken. Break your ties with the faithless cynic. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Turn away, my mind, turn away — turn away from the faithless and cynical.
False is the love of the false; break those ties, my mind, and you'll be free of them.
Some bonds are worth breaking for the heart's sake — ties to the corrosively cynical quietly drag it down.
The Pause line is urgent counsel about company: "turn away from the faithless cynic" whose "love is false." This is not contempt for persons but discernment about influence — ties to the corrosively cynical drag a heart down. The repeated "turn away" is a call to actively step back from what erodes your faith and hope. Some bonds are worth breaking for the sake of the heart.
A Question to Sit With
Is there a corrosive influence you'd be freer without? What would gently 'turning away' look like?
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