Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The faithless ones wander outside, chasing after things that will not last — restless and distracted.
But what they are searching for is right there, within the home of the heart.
The manmukh misses it through ego. The Gurmukh finds it and receives it, right there.
This one says that what we search for everywhere is already inside us.
Chit chalai vit jaavno: the mind runs after wealth that will not last. The saakat, a person who has turned away from the One, dol dolaa-ay, keeps wobbling. Their search is restless and scattered, always hunting for the next thing. And the thing they chase is shaky too, the kind of wealth that shifts and disappears.
Baahar dhoondh viguchee-ai ghar meh vasat suthaa-ay: "searching outside, they are lost, while the real thing sits inside the home." Ghar, home, also means the home of the heart. It is funny in a sad way. The very treasure they hunt everywhere is sitting at home.
Think of looking all over the house for your glasses while they are on your head.
Manmukh ha-umai kar musee: the self-willed person is robbed by ha-umai, the pushy "me, me" feeling. Gurmukh palai paa-ay: the one who follows the Guru receives it in their lap. They do not have to strain. The gurmukh is not smarter at searching. They are simply facing the right way, toward the Guru and toward the inside. So what one person hunts for all over the world, the other finds at home.
Have you ever been searching hard for something, only to discover it was close by all along — and what does that say about how you look?
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