Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The pull of the passing world is powerful and hard to cross —
it can gust through you like a strong wind, tugging you this way and that.
The busy, shiny world can push us around like a strong wind.
Mahaa dutar maa-i-aa: maa-i-aa (Maya) is the pull of passing things, and it is very hard to cross. Jaisay pavan jhulaa-i-aa: it is like a gusty wind that tosses us about.
Think of trying to walk straight on a very windy day. Your umbrella flips, and you get pushed off the path.
The verse is honest about how shaky the world can make us feel. That feeling is exactly why the heart runs to the One for shelter.
What is something that can knock you off balance, and what steadies you?
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