ਛੋਡਿ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਬਹੁ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥
chhod si-aanap baho chaturaa-ee.
Renounce all your cleverness and trickery.
ਮਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਵੈ ਜਾਇ ਨ ਕਾਈ ॥
man bin har naavai jaa-ay na kaa-ee.
O mind, without the Lord's Name, there is no place of rest.
ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰੀ ਗੋਵਿਦ ਗੋੁਸਾਈ ॥
da-i-aa Dhaaree govid gosaa-ee.
The Lord of the Universe, the Lord of the World, has taken pity on me.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਟੇਕ ਟਿਕਾਈ ॥੪॥੧੬॥੨੭॥
har har naanak tayk tikaa-ee. ||4||16||27||
Nanak seeks the protection and support of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||16||27||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Give up all your cleverness and tricks.
O mind, without the Name there is no place to rest.
The Lord of the world has been kind to me.
Nanak says: I lean on the One, *Har, Har*, as my only support.
Sometimes the smartest move is to stop being so clever.
Chhod si-aanap baho chaturaa-ee — drop the cleverness. A scheming mind never rests. Peace comes from tayk, a support you lean your whole weight on, like a tired hiker leaning on a strong walking stick.
A Question to Sit With
When has overthinking made something harder than it needed to be?
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