Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Fine horses, grand elephants, the thrill of power and pomp — even someone who has all of it must one day set it down and go on with empty hands, no richer than anyone else. The pomp does not come along.
Haivar gaivar raaj rang — prized horses, elephants, the "colors" of royal power. The old text calls the one who forgets this a moorh (fool); in keeping with the project's gentle voice, that becomes a soft self-reminder rather than an insult — anyone, however grand, departs with nothing extra (tiaag chalio... nang, "leaving it, one goes empty-handed"). The nakedness here means equality: kings and commoners cross the same threshold the same way.
If a king and a beggar both end up carrying nothing, what is actually worth carrying?
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