Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The hero is the brave one who has conquered their own ego, dead to the pull of me-first.
Running away only sends the heart wandering.
Whatever comes, welcome it as good; understand the One's will, and crooked thinking burns away.
The bravest fight is the one inside you.
Maaroo is the raag of warriors. But here the only battle worth winning is against the ego, the me-first voice. Jo sooraa tis hee ho-ay marnaa — the true hero is the one who is "dead to the world." That means the ego has let go. It is not about beating an enemy.
Jo bhaagai tis jonee firnaa — the one who runs away keeps wandering, round and round. Think of a level in a video game that you skip. It keeps coming back until you face it.
Jo vartaa-ay so-ee bhal maanai — whatever happens, take it as good. This means trusting the flow of life, the rain and the sunshine alike. Bujh hukmai — understand the Hukam, the One's will, the flow of all that is. Then durmat, small and crooked thinking, burns away.
What would it mean to win the battle inside yourself today?
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