Verse 24 of 152
Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 1), Salok 24 — Coming and Going Without Joy
ਮਾਣੂ ਘਲੈ ਉਠੀ ਚਲੈ ॥
maanoo ghalai uthee chalai.
The mortals are sent into the world; then, they arise and depart.
ਸਾਦੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਇਵੇਹੀ ਗਲੈ ॥੨੪॥
saad naahee ivayhee galai. ||24||
There is no joy in this. ||24||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
People are sent into the world; then they get up and leave.
There is no joy in a thing like this.
A life that only arrives and leaves has no joy in it.
Arriving and leaving, with nothing more, has no joy in it.
Maanoo ghalai uthee chalai: people are sent, and they rise and go. Saad naahee ivayhee galai: there is no taste, no joy, in such a thing. The verse stops there, stark on purpose. Read beside the saloks around it, the missing joy is the Naam.
A Question to Sit With
What makes a day feel like more than just something you got through?
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