ਮੁਖਿ ਬੇਰਾਵੈ ਅੰਤਿ ਠਗਾਵੈ ॥
mukh bayraavai ant thagaavai.
She seems to please, but in the end, she deceives.
ਇਕਤੁ ਠਉਰ ਓਹ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
ikat tha-ur oh kahee na samaavai.
She does not remain in any one place.
ਉਨਿ ਮੋਹੇ ਬਹੁਤੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡ ॥
un mohay bahutay barahmand.
She has bewitched a great many worlds.
ਰਾਮ ਜਨੀ ਕੀਨੀ ਖੰਡ ਖੰਡ ॥੩॥
raam janee keenee khand khand. ||3||
The Lord's humble servants cut her apart into pieces. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It seems to please you, but in the end it cheats you.
It never stays in any one place.
It has charmed a great many worlds.
But the One's humble servants break it into pieces.
Seeing through the trick is what breaks its hold.
Mukh bayraavai ant thagaavai — it charms you at first and cheats you at the end. Raam janee keenee khand khand: the One's servants break it into pieces. They do it by seeing through the spell, and the spell falls apart.
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