Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Eat too much, and the dirt inside only grows. Dress up in fancy clothes, and the home loses its good name.
Talk and talk, and you only start arguments. Without the Naam, everything is poison. Know this well.
Too much of anything, with no Naam at the center, turns to poison.
Khaa-i-aa mail vadhaa-i-aa, paidhai ghar kee haan: eating too much only increases inner filth; fancy clothes bring the home loss, not gain. Bak bak vaad chalaa-i-aa, endless talk only starts arguments; bin naavai bikh jaan, without the Name, know it all as poison. The verse is not against food, clothes, or speech; it is against excess without a center. Piling on more never fills the emptiness inside; the Name at the center is what keeps good things from turning sour.
Have you noticed that more of something is not always better? When?
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