Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those whose minds are full of doubt should not be called renunciates, people who have left the world behind.
Nanak says: whatever is given to such a person brings back only that much good.
A renunciate hungers for the highest state, the Fearless, Spotless One.
Nanak says: how rare is the one who gives that kind of food.
A renunciate whose mind is full of doubt is not one at all, however complete the withdrawal, because the measure is inner, not outer. The hunger for the Fearless, Immaculate One is the deepest appetite, and the food that satisfies it is rare. The critique is aimed at hollow show, never at people who choose a simple, wandering life; the next shalok makes the contrast sharper.
What are you hungry for underneath the smaller wants?
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