Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some habits in me are as stubborn as a curly tail that just will not lie straight, no matter how hard I try to fix it on my own.
So here is my honest prayer: You are kind by Your very nature, please let that kindness carry me.
I hold Your Name in my heart, and I trust Your gentleness to do what my effort alone cannot.
su-aan poochh ji-o bhaio na sooDhao — like a dog's tail that never straightens, a humble, humorous image of a habit that resists all self-effort; laaj birad kee raakho — uphold the honor of Your own nature (birad = the innate, faithful character that always rescues); naam tuhaarao leeno — I take Your Name. The shabad ends not in despair over the stubborn mind but in trust: grace, not willpower, straightens the tail. This closes the shabad.
What is a habit you can hand over to something bigger than your willpower?
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