Maala to kar mein phire, jibh phire mukh maahi

Manua to chahun dish phire, yeh to sumiran naahi

माला तो कर में फिरे, जीभ फिरे मुख माहि |

मनुआ तो चहुं दिश फिरे, यह तो सुमिरन नाहि ||

The rosary rotating by the hand (or) the tongue twisting in the mouth,

With the mind wandering everywhere, this isn't meditation (Oh uncouth!).

MEANING

Counting the Rosary, Repeating Mantras, If the Mind is Traveling - this is not meditation. So control the mind, not the beads or the words.