Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Up and down, comfort and hurt — life keeps swinging between them.
And no matter how much we gather, a restless hunger and thirst never quite feel full.
Getting more never fills the hunger inside.
Ooch neech sookh dookh — up and down, comfort and hurt. Life keeps swinging between them, like a seesaw. Dharaapas naahee tarisnaa bhookh — the hunger and thirst of wanting are never satisfied. Tarisnaa means craving, the thirst for more.
Getting more is like drinking salt water. It only makes you thirstier. The verse points past piling things up, toward a fullness that ordinary wanting cannot reach.
Have you noticed a time when getting the thing you wanted didn't make you feel full for long?
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