Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
No one has ever found the One this way.
People make the holy hand shapes, yet the mind stays caught by Maya, the pull of shiny, passing things.
You cannot reach the One by getting the outside right.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. It says it sanjam parabh kin hee na paa-i-aa: no one has ever found the One by this sanjam, this method.
A mudraa is a ritual hand shape. It can be made perfectly. But man mohi-aa maa-i-aa: the mind is still pulled by Maya, the shine of passing things. It is like smiling perfectly for a photo while feeling grumpy inside. Form without heart gets nowhere.
When have you tried to look right on the outside while your heart was somewhere else?
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