Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This world's shiny things can't be leaned on forever — they don't last.
It's easy to get caught chasing them and feel a bit lost.
But turning back toward the good, a heart opens and blossoms again.
Even after feeling lost, a heart that turns back toward the good can bloom again.
Jhooth muthee sansaaray: the world tricks us. Shiny things promise to last, and then they fade. The speaker admits she got caught chasing busy, worldly things and felt left alone and lost.
Think of a game that keeps you tapping for hours. You feel busy, but in the end your hands are empty.
Yet in every home there are souls close to the One, gazing at their Beloved with love. The speaker turns back too. Mai pir sach salaahnaa: I sing the praises of my True Beloved. Ha-o rehsi-arhee naam bhataaray: and through the Name, the living presence of the One, I blossom. Even after loss and feeling lost, a heart can open like a flower again.
After a hard time, what helps your heart open back up again?
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