Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wise people churn milk to bring out the ghee, the golden butter. Those who are free while still alive live in peace forever.
Ravi Daas says: O unlucky ones, why don't you remember the One with love in your heart?
The treasure is already inside, and loving effort draws it out, the way churning brings butter out of milk.
Ghrit kaaran daDh mathai sa-i-aan: the wise churn milk (daDh) for its hidden ghee (ghrit). Jeevat mukat sadaa nirbaan: some are jeevan-mukt, free while still alive, always at peace. Ravi Daas closes with a heartfelt call: ridai raam kee na japas abhaag, "O unlucky one, why not remember Raam in your heart?" Abhaag means unlucky, someone missing out on a treasure close at hand. The cry is sad and caring at once, an open invitation to begin.
What is one good thing you could start today, instead of waiting for "someday"?
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