Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let go of “mine” and “yours”; be humble enough to serve everyone, like the gentle dust beneath their feet.
The One lives in every single heart — seeing, hearing, right here with us always.
A day spent forgetting that nearness feels hollow and gray.
The One holds all power, the cause behind every cause, full and complete.
Guru Arjan says to let go of "mine" and "yours," because the One lives in every heart.
Mayraa tayraa chhodee-ai: drop "mine and yours." That split is the root of haumai, the loud "me first." Ho-ee-ai sabh kee dhoor: become the dust under everyone's feet. It is a picture of deep humility: being ready to serve anyone.
Think of two kids fighting over whose turn it is on the swing. Once they start pushing each other instead, the fighting stops and both have fun.
Ghat ghat barahm pasaari-aa: the One is spread through every single heart. The One sees, hears, and is hajoor, right here with us.
The third line speaks very strongly. Jit din visrai paarbarahm: the day we forget the One is a day of deep sadness, a day that goes empty and gray. The point is how much we lose when we forget Who is close.
Karan karaavan samratho: the One is the all-powerful Cause of everything, full of every power.
What changes when you treat everyone as worth serving?
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