Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some people spend their whole lives piling up money and things, sure that this is what matters most.
But treasure like that always brings worry, and when this life ends it stays behind. It cannot come with you, and in the end it brings no gain.
The treasure worth keeping is the kind you cannot lose.
Kaachaa Dhan means flimsy wealth, the kind that breaks easily. It looks solid, like a sandcastle, and then the tide comes in. The verse gently warns that chasing only this outside kind of riches leaves a person sadaa dukh, always uneasy. It also leaves them empty-handed in the end, because such wealth naa saath jaa-ay, does not travel with the soul.
The word moorakh means fool. It is best heard softly, the way we catch ourselves being a bit silly, not as an insult thrown at anyone.
What is something you value that no one could ever take away from you?
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