Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Crying 'mine, mine!' they departed — and nothing went with them, nothing in the lap at the end.
The forsaken one never finds the Mansion — she leaves repenting at the last.
A whole life spent saying "mine," and the hands are empty at the door.
This is the oldest scene in the raag, shown again. Mayree mayree, "mine, mine!" is shouted all through a life. Then the person leaves with nothing. Palai kichh na paa-ay means nothing was gathered in the lap of the robe.
It is sad twice over. While the mouth said "mine" about fields, gold, and old grudges, the one thing that could truly be hers went unclaimed. That was the Mansion, the One's Presence. Think of a kid who grabs every toy in the room but never plays with the one friend who came to see them.
Ant ga-ee pachhutaa-ay means she left, sorry at the end. That sorrow is a stern kind of mercy. It tells those of us still living that there is time to change the story.
Of everything you call 'mine,' what will still be yours at the very end?
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