Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This body you're so sure is yours, your beautiful home, the people in your life —
none of it is truly yours to keep forever. Look closely, think it through, and let yourself really understand this.
This one says the things you feel surest are yours are really on loan.
The verse names what feels most "mine." Tan, the body. Garih, the home. Naaree, the spouse and household. Then it gently loosens the grip: in mai kachh tayro ray naahan — none of these is yours to keep.
This is not asking you to love people less. It asks you to hold everything a bit more openly. Clinging to what must change causes hurt.
Think of a library book you love. You can enjoy every page, and you know it goes back one day. Daykho soch bichaaree — look, think it through, understand. That makes it something to think about quietly, not a threat.
What's the difference between loving something and needing to own it forever?
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