Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He sees his hands as the leaves and branches of a tree.
He does not gamble his life away.
He dams the river of harmful urges at its source.
He turns the sun back from the west and makes it rise in the east.
He bears what is hard to bear, and sweet drops trickle down inside him.
Then he talks, heart to heart, with the One who holds the world.
A whole life can turn in a new direction, like a sun rising again from the west.
Kar palav saakhaa beechaaray — he sees his hands as the branches and leaves of a tree, steady and doing good work. Apnaa janam na joo-ai haaray — he does not gamble his life away.
The asur nadee is a river of harmful urges, like a flood inside. He dams it at its source. Pachhim fayr charhaavai soor — he makes the sun rise from the other side. His whole life turns around.
He bears what is hard to bear, and a sweetness slowly trickles down inside. It is like practicing piano through the hard weeks until the music starts to flow. In the end he talks, heart to heart, with jagannaath, the Lord of the world.
What is one direction you could gently turn your life toward?
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