Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Day and night I keep the Guru's Name close. I hold the Guru's steps in my heart, like something precious I will not lose.
Every day I bathe in the humble dust of the Guru's path. The grime of my mistakes washes clean away.
Staying humble washes the heart clean, the way a bath washes the body.
Day and night the verse keeps the Guru's Name close and holds the Guru's steps in the mind. Then comes a strong picture. Dhoor means dust — the dust of the Guru's feet. Making it a majan, a daily bath, means living low and open, like the ground everyone walks on.
Kilvikh mail means the dirt of wrong things done. It washes off not by punishment but by humble remembering. Think of a muddy soccer uniform. Scolding it does not clean it. Soaking it does.
What does it feel like to admit a mistake and let it go, instead of hiding it?
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