Phunhay, Verse 20 — lost in the darkness of pride
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The foolish one does countless thoughtless things and many wrongs.
That proud body will smell bad and turn to dust.
Lost in the darkness of pride, the foolish one wanders and never thinks of dying.
O Lord! Why look at a mirage and believe it is true?
Pride wraps a person in darkness, so a mirage looks true and the end of life is forgotten.
The verse is honest and hard. It says a gavaar, a foolish person, does many thoughtless and wrong things. It reminds us that the body does not last and turns back to dust. That person wanders in garab gubaar, the darkness of pride, and never stops to think that life ends.
Think of someone playing a game so hard they forget it is late, until the lights go out.
The last line asks a gentle question. Why take the mirage to be true? Seeing that clearly is how the fog begins to lift.
When have you been in a fog and then woken from it?
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