ਇਕਿ ਭਸਮ ਲਗਾਇ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਭੇਖਧਾਰੀ ॥
ik bhasam lagaa-ay fireh bhaykh-Dhaaree.
Some smear their bodies with ashes, and wander around in religious disguises.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਿਨਿ ਮਾਰੀ ॥
bin sabdai ha-umai kin maaree.
Without the Word of the Shabad, who has ever subdued egotism?
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਲਤ ਰਹਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੇਖਿ ਭਰਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੬॥
an-din jalat raheh din raatee bharam bhaykh bharmaa-ee hay. ||6||
Night and day, they continue burning, day and night; they are deluded and confused by their doubt and religious costumes. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some cover themselves in ashes and wander in the robes of a holy seeker.
But no outfit, by itself, ever quieted the proud me inside.
It is the living Word that does that; without it, the outer show leaves the heart as restless as before.
A holy costume changes how you look, not who you are inside.
Outer display of any kind, on any path, leaves the heart as it was. A costume changes how a person looks; the Word changes the inside.
A Question to Sit With
When is doing something for show different from doing it for real?
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