Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A person could gather the wealth of all the worlds and still the waves of wanting wouldn't settle. Without love for the One, where can anyone find steady ground? They just keep wandering, hour after hour.
This one says no amount of money can calm the waves of wanting. Only love for the One gives steady ground.
teen bhavan kee lakhmee joree — someone gathers the wealth of the three worlds. That means all the riches anywhere. Still boojhat naahee lahray — the waves do not settle. Lahray means waves.
The picture is exact. Greed rises and falls like surf on a beach. It never goes still, no matter how much is piled up.
What is missing is thit, steadiness, the solid ground that things can never give. Think of standing on a surfboard compared with standing on a rock.
firto pahray pahray — people wander watch after watch, all day and all night. Only har bhagat, loving devotion to the One, gives the footing money cannot.
What actually makes you feel settled and steady, when getting more stuff doesn't?
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