Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Beloved Maker, You bring everything into being and You watch over it all with tender eyes.
My heart is a mix of real and pretend, so please, fill my body and mind with Your Name and make me whole.
When I try to win by being clever and fake, I only lose what matters. But when the teaching soaks in, the True One is right there, living inside me.
mayray preetamaa too kartaa kar vaykh — the Creator who makes and beholds: the Rahau. ha-o paapee paakhandee-aa — 'sinner, hypocrite,' softened to the honest mixed heart asking to be made whole. bikh maa-i-aa chit mohiaa — poison-Maya entices; chaturaa-ee pat kho-ay — cleverness loses honor. chit meh thaakur sach vasai... gur giaan samo-ay — the True One dwells within when the Guru's wisdom permeates.
When has trying to be clever or fake cost you more than being honest would have?
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