Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is easy to rush into things that pull you off course, hardly stopping to think.
Meanwhile the real jewel — keeping the One in your heart — is right there, waiting to be picked up.
This one means we rush toward what pulls us off course, and overlook the real jewel.
karat bikaar do-oo kar jhaarat — people hurry with both hands into bikaar. Bikaar means harmful things, wrong turns.
raam ratan rid til nahee Dhaarat — but they do not keep the jewel of the Name in their heart, not even for a moment. Raam ratan means the jewel of the One. A til is a tiny sesame seed, so this means not even a little bit.
Think of a child rushing past a real treasure chest to grab a candy wrapper. The verse shows the contrast. What we chase is small. What we overlook is priceless.
What good thing is right in front of you that you keep overlooking?
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