ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਮੈਲੀ ਡੁੰਮਣੀ ਭਾਈ ਦਰਗਹ ਨਾਹੀ ਥਾਉ ॥
manmukh mailee dummnee bhaa-ee dargeh naahee thaa-o.
The self-willed manmukh is filthy and double-minded, O Siblings of Destiny; the finds no place of rest in the Court of the Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤ ਗੁਣ ਰਵੈ ਭਾਈ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੬॥
gurmukh hovai ta gun ravai bhaa-ee mil pareetam saach samaa-o. ||6||
But if she becomes Gurmukh, then she chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; the meets her True Beloved, and merges in Him. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A heart turned away from the teaching feels clouded and split in two, never quite at home.
But the very same heart, turned toward the teaching, begins to sing — and finds its True Beloved, and melts into that oneness.
The same heart, turned toward the teaching, finds its home.
manmukh mailee dummnee — the turned-away heart feels clouded and double-minded; rendered without condemnation (“clouded,” not “filthy”). dargeh naahee thaa-o — no home in the Court, that is, a restlessness. The hopeful turn: gurmukh hovai ta gun ravai — the same heart, reoriented, sings and merges (saach samaa-o). The soul-bride pronoun is kept inclusive.
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