Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Now, when you are asked, what is there to say?
You came to take in the sweet nectar of the Naam. But, confused, you held on tight to poison.
The nectar waits while the hands reach for poison.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Amrit, the nectar that heals, and bikh, the poison that only looks tempting, are Gurbani's paired opposites for what feeds the soul and what harms it.
Baavar means someone confused or carried away. It is a mistake anyone can make, and anyone can wake from it. Think of a kid at a party who fills up on candy and has no room left for the meal that was cooked with love.
What is something that looks tempting but leaves you feeling worse afterward?
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