ਸਮ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਕੈ ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਜਾਨੁ ॥
sam supnai kai ih jag jaan.
You must realize that this world is nothing more than a dream.
ਬਿਨਸੈ ਛਿਨ ਮੈ ਸਾਚੀ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੧॥
binsai chhin mai saachee maan. ||1||
In an instant, it shall perish; know this as true. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Know that this world is like a dream.
In an instant it passes away. Accept this as true.
Things are precious partly because they don't last.
The world is like a dream, here and then gone in a moment.
Sam supnai kai ih jag jaan means know this world to be like a dream. Binsai chhin mai means it passes in an instant. Saachee maan means accept this as true.
Think of a wonderful dream. It feels so real while you are in it, and then you wake up. This is not meant to frighten anyone. Because things do not last, each moment is precious. Every day is worth living fully.
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