ਹਰਿ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਸਭ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਤਾ ਕਿਸੁ ਪਹਿ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਈਐ ॥
har antarjaamee sabh biDh jaanai taa kis peh aakh sunaa-ee-ai.
The Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows all about my state of mind; so who else should I go to and speak to?
ਕਹਣੈ ਕਥਨਿ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਪੈਜ ਰਖਾਈਐ ॥
kahnai kathan na bheejai gobind har bhaavai paij rakhaa-ee-ai.
The Lord, the Lord of the Universe, is not pleased by mere recitation of words; if it is pleasing to His Will, He preserves our honor.
ਅਵਰ ਓਟ ਮੈ ਸਗਲੀ ਦੇਖੀ ਇਕ ਤੇਰੀ ਓਟ ਰਹਾਈਐ ॥੩॥
avar ot mai saglee daykhee ik tayree ot rahaa-ee-ai. ||3||
I have seen all other shelters, but Yours alone remains for me. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You already know everything inside me -- so who else would I go and tell?
Fancy words alone do not reach You; what You love, You keep safe. I have looked at every other shelter, and only Yours holds.
You cannot talk your way into love; you can only offer it honestly.
Kahnai kathan na bheejai -- the One is not won by clever speech; har bhaavai paij rakhaa-ee-ai -- what pleases Him is love, and that He protects. Every other shelter was tried and found thin.
A Question to Sit With
What matters more to the people who love you -- your clever words, or your honest heart?
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