Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The many waves of wanting for the glitter burn away when the teaching's wisdom is set in the heart.
Destroy my ego, merciful One; clear my anxiety, endless First One.
The Guru's wisdom calms the waves of wanting, and the speaker asks the One to take away his ego and his worry.
Jalat anik tarang maa-i-aa — the many waves of wanting for Maya burn away. Maya is the shiny pull of the world. Wanting comes in waves, one after another, like the sea on a windy day. They settle when gur gi-aan, the Guru's wisdom, lives in the heart.
Then comes a direct, honest prayer. Chhayd aha-buDh — cut away my ego. Chint mayt — wipe out my worry.
The speaker does not say, "I will fix myself." He asks the karunaa mai, the kind One, to do it. Ego and worry are exactly the things we cannot fix just by trying harder. Think of trying to fall asleep by ordering yourself, "Sleep now!" It rarely works. You have to let go and be helped. So the honest prayer is simply: please do this in me.
What in you can't be fixed by trying harder? Could you ask for help with that, instead of forcing it?
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