ਸਾਰੰਗ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਾਮਦੇਉ ਜੀ ਕੀ ॥
saarang banee naamday-o jee kee.
Saarang, The Word Of Naam Dayv Jee:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਕਾਏਂ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਬਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
kaa-ayN ray man bikhi-aa ban jaa-ay.
O mortal, why are you going into the forest of corruption?
ਭੂਲੌ ਰੇ ਠਗਮੂਰੀ ਖਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bhoolou ray thagmooree khaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
You have been misled into eating the toxic drug. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
O mind, why do you wander into the tangled woods that lead you astray?
You have been tricked into eating something that dazes you, and you have lost your way.
When your seeing goes cloudy, the way back is toward what is clear.
Concern comes first, not scolding. Bikhi-aa ban (the tangled woods that lead astray) and thagmooree (a dazing drink) are a wood one wanders into and a clouding over the eyes: states to come back from.
A Question to Sit With
What kinds of things pull your attention into a tangle you later regret?
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