Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wise and kind friends, tell me: which path should I walk now?
Which way clears the crooked, unkind thinking from my mind, and lets my whole heart soak in love for the One, the way a cloth soaks up color?
When you don't know the way, ask wise people which path will clear the mind and fill it with love for the One.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Guru Tegh Bahadur asks, saaDho ka-un jugat ab keejai — O holy people, what way should I take now? SaaDho means holy or wise ones. Jugat means a way or a method. The seeker turns to the saints for help.
Jaa tay durmat sagal binaasai — so that all durmat, crooked and unkind thinking, is cleared away. Raam bhagat man bheejai — so that the mind is soaked in love for the One. Think of a white cloth dipped in bright dye. Every thread takes on the color. The question is honest and real. The answer unfolds through the rest of the shabad.
Who are the wise, kind people you can ask when you do not know which way to go?
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