ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਧਰਕਟੀ ਨਾਰਿ ॥ ਭੂੰਡੀ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਕਾਮਣਿਆਰਿ ॥
maa-i-aa moh Dharkatee naar. bhooNdee kaaman kaamani-aar.
Love of Maya is like a cursed woman, ugly, dirty and promiscuous.
ਰਾਜੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਝੂਠਾ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ॥
raaj roop jhoothaa din chaar.
Power and beauty are false, and last for only a few days.
ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਿ ॥੨॥
naam milai chaanan anDhi-aar. ||2||
But when one is blessed with the Naam, the darkness within is illuminated. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Getting tangled up in glitter and illusion only pulls your heart this way and that, chasing things that never quite satisfy.
Power and good looks feel huge, but they last only a handful of days. The Name is different: hold it, and it lights up the darkness inside like a lamp carried into a dark room.
Shiny things fade in days; the Name is a light that stays.
maa-i-aa moh: attachment to maya, the dazzle of appearances. raaj roop jhoothaa din chaar: rule and beauty are false and last but a few days. naam milai chaanan anDhi-aar: receiving the Name, the inner darkness is lit. Fleeting glitter stands against the steady inner light of the Name.
A Question to Sit With
What is something that looked amazing but wore off fast? What has stayed?
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