Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Bit by bit the years go by. One day you notice you've grown older, and some of your old strength has quietly slipped away.
Yet the charming pull that caught you when you were young is just as strong. It hasn't faded even a little.
This one says our craving can outlast the very things it chases.
Karat karat iv hee birdhaano — doing and doing, you simply grow old. Haari-o uktay tan kheensoo-aa — the voice grows tired, and the body's strength slips away. This is an honest look at growing older. It is not meant as something to dread.
The real point is a contrast. Ji-o mohi-o un mohnee baalaa — think of the way mohnee, the charming pull of Maya, the world's glitter, held you when you were young. Us tay ghatai naahee ruch chasoo-aa — the craving for it has not shrunk one bit.
Think of a grown-up who still can't walk past a toy store without wanting the newest gadget. The years have passed, but the wanting stayed the same. It is a gentle mirror. Our hunger for what fades can outlast the things it chases.
Is there something you wanted a lot when you were younger that you've since realized didn't matter as much?
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