Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Coming and going, around and around, the self-willed person suffers the pain of wrong wanting. A body that lives only for itself is empty and hollow, like a house with no one home.
They never think of the One's Name, not even for a moment. And so, in the end, death catches hold of them and holds them fast.
A life lived only for yourself feels empty, and it slips by without the Naam.
Aavan jaan means coming and going, being born and dying again and again. Bikhiaa is poison, the pull of things that look sweet but hurt you. The manmukh, the person who follows only their own wants, carries a body that is sunjee sunj — empty, empty. Picture a big house with every light off and no voices inside.
Raam naam khin pal nahee chayti-aa — they never remember the Naam, not for a second. Then the verse speaks plainly about death: jam pakray kaal salunj, death seizes them by the hair. It is a strong picture, and it is there to wake the listener up. Time is short, and the Naam is what fills the empty house.
What fills your home with warmth and life?
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