Today in one glance
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Key Takeaway
When self-intellect is led by the five thieves, no image can make it true; only inner honesty before the all-knowing Divine is accepted.
First lines
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Chor salahe cheet na bheejai.
Literal meaning: A thief may offer praise, yet the heart is not softened.Insight: When self-intellect is being driven by one of the five thieves, even its praise cannot be spiritually trusted.॥
Jae badee kare taa tasoo na chheejai.
Literal meaning: If he speaks ill, not even a tiny bit is diminished.Insight: When the mind is under the five thieves, its blame and criticism do not change what is actually true.
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Chor kee haamaa bhare na koe.
Literal meaning: No one gives surety for a thief.Insight: A life ruled by the inner thief slowly loses real credibility, even if people defend it for a while.॥੧॥
Chor keeaa changaa kio hoe. ||1||
Literal meaning: How could a thief’s action become good?Insight: If the driver inside is ego, lust, greed, anger, or attachment, outwardly polished actions still do not become pure.॥
Sun man andhe kute koorriaar.
Literal meaning: Listen, O mind, blind and dog-like in falsehood.Insight: Guru turns the teaching inward here: the real confrontation is with the blind, false, thief-led mind inside us.॥੧॥॥
Binu bole boojheeai sachiaar. ||1|| Rahao.
Literal meaning: The truthful one is recognized even without speaking. Pause and reflect.Insight: Truth does not need performance; the pause asks whether our own intellect is clean or secretly being led by the five thieves.॥
Chor suaalio chor siaanaa.
Literal meaning: A thief may look polished, and a thief may seem clever.Insight: The inner thief can look refined, articulate, and intelligent, which is why self-examination matters more than image.॥
Khote kaa mul ek dugaanaa.
Literal meaning: The value of the counterfeit is only a trivial coin.Insight: If my cleverness is still serving ego and craving, it may impress outwardly but it has little spiritual worth.॥
Jae saath rakheeai deejai ralaae.
Literal meaning: Even if it is kept in company and mixed in with others,Insight: Being around sangat, wisdom, or good people does not heal the self unless the inner driver actually changes.॥੨॥
Jaa parakheeai khotaa hoe jaae. ||2||
Literal meaning: When tested, it turns out false.Insight: Pressure, conflict, and consequence expose whether the mind has been led by truth or by the five thieves.॥
Jaisaa kare su taisaa paavai.
Literal meaning: As one acts, so one receives.Insight: The motives we repeatedly obey become the outcomes we eventually live inside.॥
Aap beej aape hee khaavai.
Literal meaning: One sows and oneself eats the harvest.Insight: What I keep planting through desire, ego, anger, attachment, humility, or remembrance is what I will have to live off.॥
Jae vaddiaaeeaa aape khaae.
Literal meaning: If someone keeps feeding on self-praise,Insight: Self-praise is a sign that the self-intellect is feeding itself instead of resting in truth.॥੩॥
Jehee surat tehai raahi jaae. ||3||
Literal meaning: According to one’s awareness, that is the path one walks.Insight: Consciousness becomes direction: whichever influence governs awareness becomes the way we live.॥
Jae sau koorreeaa koorr kabaarr.
Literal meaning: Even if there are hundreds of lies, falsehood, and rubbish,Insight: An inner life run by the thieves produces layer upon layer of distortion, excuse, and self-deception.॥
Bhaavai sabh aakhau sansaar.
Literal meaning: Even if it is spoken across the whole world,Insight: Collective approval cannot purify an ego-driven narrative; repetition does not turn falseness into truth.॥
Tudh bhaavai adhee paravaan.
Literal meaning: If it pleases You, even the simple one is accepted.Insight: Waheguru accepts sincerity, so a simple heart can stand higher than a brilliant but thief-led mind.॥੪॥੪॥੬॥
Naanak jaanai jaan sujaan. ||4||4||6||
Literal meaning: Nanak says: the wise Knower knows.Insight: Nothing in the intellect is hidden; the Divine already knows whether what leads us is Naam or the five thieves.