Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is easy to get swept up in tastes and habits that pull us off course and leave us going in circles.
So here is my honest prayer: gently wash away my faults, and set me straight.
When we notice our faults, the healthiest thing to do is ask for help.
Saad bikaar bikhai ras maato — a person gets swept up in tastes and habits that pull them off course. Asakh khatay kar fayray — countless mistakes keep them going round and round in circles.
Then the verse turns from worry to prayer. Naanak kee parabh paahi binantee — Nanak offers a prayer to the One. Kaatahu avgun mayray — clear my faults away. It does not end in blaming or punishing oneself. It ends by handing the tangle over to be untangled.
Think of a knotted necklace. Pulling harder only makes the knot tighter. Handing it to someone with gentle, patient fingers is how it comes undone. Faults are things to be lifted away, not a name we have to wear forever.
What is one habit you would gently like help letting go of?
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