Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, be careful. Do not slip into deceiving others, not even by accident, not even a little.
In the end, your own heart is the one that has to sit with what you did.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line and the center of the shabad: don't deceive, not even by mistake.
Kapat na keejai — do not play tricks. Kabir adds bhoolay, even by slipping, even without meaning to. A small fib can seem harmless. But it still leaves a mark.
Ant nibayraa tayray jee-a peh leejai — in the end, your own soul settles the account. It's like a messy room. You can shove things under the bed so no one sees. But you're the one who sleeps there. Your own heart lives with what you did, so keep it clean and true.
Why does even a small dishonesty sit uncomfortably inside you afterward?
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