ਬਿਨੁ ਕਰਮਾ ਹੋਰ ਫਿਰੈ ਘਨੇਰੀ ॥
bin karmaa hor firai ghanayree.
Without good karma, countless others wander around.
ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਚੁਕੈ ਨ ਫੇਰੀ ॥
mar mar jammai chukai na fayree.
They die, and die again, only to be reborn; they cannot escape the cycle of reincarnation.
ਬਿਖੁ ਕਾ ਰਾਤਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧੩॥
bikh kaa raataa bikh kamaavai sukh na kabhoo paa-i-aa. ||13||
Imbued with poison, they practice poison and corruption, and they never find peace. ||13||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the heart has not yet turned, it is easy to wander in circles, round and round, never quite arriving.
Feeding on what harms us, we do not find peace. But no circle is endless — the moment we turn toward the One, the wandering can rest.
No circle is endless; the moment you turn, the wandering can rest.
Without grace, many wander far (firai ghanayree), dying and being born again and again. Feeding on what harms us keeps us restless; turning toward the One ends the circling.
A Question to Sit With
What is a circle you keep going around that you would like to step out of?
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