ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਤਨੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਧਨੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਇਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਮਤਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਫੰਨੀ ॥
Dharig tan Dharig Dhan Dharig ih maa-i-aa Dharig Dharig mat buDh fannee.
Cursed is the body, cursed is the wealth, and cursed is this Maya; cursed, cursed is the clever intellect and understanding.
ਇਸ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਉ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਬਾਂਧੇ ਆਪ ਬਚੰਨੀ ॥੧॥
is maa-i-aa ka-o darirh kar raakho baaNDhay aap bachannee. ||1||
Restrain and hold back this Maya; overcome it, through the Word of the Guru's Teachings. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is amazing how easily the body, money, possessions, and even a clever mind can tie you in knots if you let them run the show.
So keep them at arm's length — you use them, they do not use you. The Guru's teaching helps you hold the reins.
Use the world's things — do not let them use you.
Dharig tan Dharig Dhan Dharig ih maa-i-aa — shame on the body, the wealth and this Maya, and on the clever mind, when they rule you. The body and wealth are gifts; the trouble is being tied up by them. Is maa-i-aa ka-o darirh kar raakho — hold this Maya firmly in check, aap bachannee, through the Guru's teaching.
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