ਕੂਕਰ ਸੂਕਰ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਾ ॥
kookar sookar kahee-ahi koorhi-aaraa.
The false are called pigs and dogs.
ਭਉਕਿ ਮਰਹਿ ਭਉ ਭਉ ਭਉ ਹਾਰਾ ॥
bha-uk mareh bha-o bha-o bha-o haaraa.
They bark themselves to death; they bark and bark and howl in fear.
ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਝੂਠੇ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਹਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥
man tan jhoothay koorh kamaaveh durmat dargeh haaraa hay. ||15||
False in mind and body, they practice falsehood; through their evil-mindedness, they lose out in the Court of the Lord. ||15||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A life built entirely on pretending is a restless, noisy one.
A mind ruled by fear churns and churns and never settles.
There is a kinder way: living true, inside and out. When what you show matches what you are, the noise quiets and peace comes near.
A heart ruled by fear never rests; living true lets the noise go quiet.
Man tan jhoothay koorh kamaaveh — false in mind and body, a life built on pretending. Bha-uk mareh, it barks itself out, restless and afraid. Living true, inside and out, brings the noise to rest.
A Question to Sit With
What is one place you can be fully yourself, with nothing to pretend?
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