ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ਕਤੇਬ ਦਿਲ ਮਾਹਿ ਕਮਾਹੀ ॥
kuraan katayb dil maahi kamaahee.
Practice within your heart the teachings of the Koran and the Bible;
ਦਸ ਅਉਰਾਤ ਰਖਹੁ ਬਦ ਰਾਹੀ ॥
das a-uraat rakhahu bad raahee.
restrain the ten sensory organs from straying into evil.
ਪੰਚ ਮਰਦ ਸਿਦਕਿ ਲੇ ਬਾਧਹੁ ਖੈਰਿ ਸਬੂਰੀ ਕਬੂਲ ਪਰਾ ॥੪॥
panch marad sidak lay baaDhhu khair sabooree kabool paraa. ||4||
Tie up the five demons of desire with faith, charity and contentment, and you shall be acceptable. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Live out the Quran and the holy books inside your heart.
Keep your ten senses from wandering off toward what harms.
Tie up the five inner troublemakers with sincerity, kindness, and a contented heart, and you will be accepted.
A book only changes you once it moves from the shelf into your heart.
Holy books do their work inside the heart. 'Quran, Kateb' (the Quran and the other scriptures) stand side by side, honored with respect. The 'panch marad' (five inner troublemakers) are bound with 'sidak, khair, sabooree' (sincerity, charity, contentment), not force.
A Question to Sit With
What is one teaching you would like to live, not just know?
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