Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O mother, how can I truly see the One?
So many attachments and cloudy thoughts tangle my mind that it's hard to see clearly.
This is a question asked honestly: how can I see the One when my mind is so tangled?
Maa-ee mai kihi biDh lakha-o gusaa-ee means: O mother, how can I see the Lord of the world? Guru Tegh Bahadur speaks like a child turning to a parent with a real question.
Mahaa moh agi-aan timar means the thick darkness of clinging and not-knowing. Moh is holding on too tightly to people and things. Man rahi-o urjhaa-ee: my mind stays tangled. Think of a ball of headphone wires pulled out of a pocket. You can't use them until the knots come loose.
This is the pause line, the rahaa-o, the center of the shabad. At its heart is a longing to see clearly.
What clouds your thoughts when you're trying to see something clearly?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI