ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
saarag mehlaa 5.
Saarang, Fifth Mehl:
ਮਾਖੀ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ਤੂ ਮਾਖੀ ॥
maakhee raam kee too maakhee.
A fly! You are just a fly, created by the Lord.
ਜਹ ਦੁਰਗੰਧ ਤਹਾ ਤੂ ਬੈਸਹਿ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਮਦ ਚਾਖੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jah durganDh tahaa too baiseh mahaa bikhi-aa mad chaakhee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Wherever it stinks, you land there; you suck in the most toxic stench. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Fly, you are only a fly, a small creature made by the One.
Wherever something stinks, there you land, and you sip the very things that harm you.
There is a restless pull in us that never quite settles — and that is worth noticing.
The restless mind is a fly (maakhee) — a small creature of the One that never settles and keeps landing on what is foul. It is a gentle self-portrait: we all know that pull.
A Question to Sit With
When have you noticed your mind darting from one thing to the next, unable to rest?
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