ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 5.
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਅਲਹ ਅਗਮ ਖੁਦਾਈ ਬੰਦੇ ॥
alah agam khudaa-ee banday.
O slave of the inaccessible Lord God Allah,
ਛੋਡਿ ਖਿਆਲ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕੇ ਧੰਧੇ ॥
chhod khi-aal dunee-aa kay DhanDhay.
forsake thoughts of worldly entanglements.
ਹੋਇ ਪੈ ਖਾਕ ਫਕੀਰ ਮੁਸਾਫਰੁ ਇਹੁ ਦਰਵੇਸੁ ਕਬੂਲੁ ਦਰਾ ॥੧॥
ho-ay pai khaak fakeer musaafar ih darvays kabool daraa. ||1||
Become the dust of the feet of the humble fakeers, and consider yourself a traveller on this journey. O saintly dervish, you shall be approved in the Court of the Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You who serve Allah, the One beyond all reach,
let go of your thoughts of worldly affairs.
Be humble as the dust under the feet of the fakeers, and live as a traveler on this road; a dervish like that is accepted at the One's door.
The lighter you travel, the more welcome the road becomes.
Travel light and humble, and the door opens. Every image here comes from Islam: Allah, the 'fakeer' (a poor holy wanderer), the 'musaafar' (traveler) and the 'darvays' (dervish), all honored with full respect. 'Ho-ay pai khaak' means becoming dust under holy feet: walking low and light.
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