Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nectar tastes bitter to you, and poison tastes sweet.
This is the way of a heart turned away from the One — I have seen it with my own eyes.
You are fond of lies, tricks and pride.
When you hear the Naam, it feels like a scorpion's sting.
When a heart turns away from its Source, it gets its tastes backwards.
Amrit ka-uraa bikhi-aa meethee — nectar tastes bitter, and poison tastes sweet. Amrit is the sweet nectar of the One's presence. The saakat is a person who has turned away from the Source.
It is like eating too many sweets, until fresh fruit tastes sour. The fruit is fine. The taste has been thrown off. Such a heart grows fond of pretending, tricks and pride. Then even hearing the Name stings, like a scorpion.
Have you ever grown to like something good that seemed unpleasant at first?
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