Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When doubt pulls me this way and that, it's easy to feel I've spent my time chasing shadows.
My mind won't settle, and old habits keep tugging — so I come with empty hands, hoping to steady it.
Doubt can pull a mind this way and that, until it feels like a whole life has gone by without a steady place to stand.
Sagal janam bharam hee bharam kho-i-o means my whole life has been scattered by doubt. Bharam is that confused, going-in-circles feeling. Nah asthir mat paa-ee: I never found a steady mind. It is like a phone that keeps losing its signal. You can't finish a single call.
Bikhi-aaskat rahi-o nis baasur means I stay pulled by harmful habits, night and day. The verse does not say this to put the person down. It is an honest look at where the heart is. Coming with empty hands is how grace begins, not a reason for shame.
What is a habit that tugs at you, and what helps you gently step away from it?
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