Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Chasing bigger harvests, better deals, more and more — if it is all just for show and pride, it does not add up to much in the end.
Kabir says the puffed-up stuff quietly fades in the end. What lasts is what you built with the One at the center.
Ki-aa khaytee ki-aa layvaa day-ee — what use is farming or trade when it is done for parpanch jhooth gumaanaa, show and pride? Honest work is good; ego-driven striving is what comes to nothing.
Aa-i-aa kaal nidaanaa — in the end, the time comes when every show is over. Everything puffed up fades; what is rooted in the One lasts.
What is the difference between doing something to impress people and doing it because it matters?
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