Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A forgetful heart grows restless. The world feels like a play of ups and downs, sad one moment, glad the next.
Without meeting the holy people, the heart has no faith and no contentment, and it drifts wherever the mood pulls.
Khaalak thaavhu bhulaa muthaa means that forgetting the Creator leaves a person robbed. Then the world feels like a show of ups and downs. Dunee-aa khayl buraa ruth tuthaa: sad one minute, happy the next.
That is an honest picture of our moods. They swing back and forth like a playground swing.
The verse points to what steadies us: meeting the sant, the Guru's people. Without them, a heart has no sidak (faith) and no saboree (contentment). It drifts wherever its mood pulls. Among the Guru's people, the heart finally rests.
Who helps you feel steady when your feelings swing?
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