ਮਕਾ ਮਿਹਰ ਰੋਜਾ ਪੈ ਖਾਕਾ ॥
makaa mihar rojaa pai khaakaa.
Let compassion be your Mecca, and the dust of the feet of the holy your fast.
ਭਿਸਤੁ ਪੀਰ ਲਫਜ ਕਮਾਇ ਅੰਦਾਜਾ ॥
bhisat peer lafaj kamaa-ay andaajaa.
Let Paradise be your practice of the Prophet's Word.
ਹੂਰ ਨੂਰ ਮੁਸਕੁ ਖੁਦਾਇਆ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਅਲਹ ਆਲਾ ਹੁਜਰਾ ॥੫॥
hoor noor musak khudaa-i-aa bandagee alah aalaa hujraa. ||5||
God is the beauty, the light and the fragrance. Meditation on Allah is the secluded meditation chamber. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let kindness be your Mecca, and being humble as the dust under holy feet your fast.
Let living the Prophet's word be your paradise.
The One is beauty, light, and sweet fragrance all at once, and remembering Allah is the quiet room where you pray.
The best pilgrimage you can make is toward being kinder.
The pilgrimage to Mecca and the fast (roza) become compassion and humility. 'Hoor noor musak' (beauty, light, fragrance) describes the One; the 'hujraa' (secluded chamber) becomes inner remembrance.
A Question to Sit With
Where does kindness ask you to travel today?
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