Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So what is there even to ask for? Nothing here stays.
I can see it with my own eyes — the whole world is always passing by.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. It says: everything here passes, so reach for what lasts.
"Ki-aa maaga-o kichh thir na rahaa-ee" — what shall I ask for? Nothing stays.
The lesson comes straight from the vanished kingdom. If the greatest king's fortress is gone, why pour your heart into asking for more passing things? More power, more stuff, more show?
"Daykhat nain chali-o jag jaa-ee" — I can see with my own eyes the world passing away.
This is not gloom. It is clear sight. Think of last year's must-have toy, now at the bottom of the box. Once you really see how things come and go, you stop grabbing so hard. Then you are free to ask for what truly lasts. Clear eyes change what you want.
If everything around us is always changing and passing, what's actually worth asking for?
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