Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sometimes I feel far away, as if I have not yet made it home.
I carry mistakes I am not proud of. But even so, the missing itself is a kind of love pulling me back toward the One.
Even while carrying faults, the heart can long for home, and the longing pulls it back.
Pay-ee-arhai dohaaganee — the picture is a bride still in her parents' home, feeling far from her husband's house. Saahurrhai ki-o jaa-o — how can I go there now?
Mai gal a-ugan — I wear my faults around my neck. Without the Beloved, the heart aches. That ache is honest. It shows how much the heart misses what it loves, and it turns the heart homeward.
Think of being away at camp and missing home. The homesick feeling hurts, and it also tells you exactly where you belong.
When you make a mistake, how can missing what is good help you find your way back?
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