Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Beg only for comfort, and hardship often waits right behind it.
Chasing only the surface, people string together a whole garland of trouble.
Apart from the One, nothing shaky ever sets you truly free.
The Maker made all this, and the Maker watches over it with care.
This one says that chasing only comfort brings trouble along behind it.
The line begins, "begging for comfort, dukh aagal ho-ay," which means "pain stands waiting in front." Grabbing at ease breeds unease.
Sagal vikaaree haar paro-ay — "all are threading a garland of troubles." A haar is a garland, like a string of flowers. Here each bead is another trouble, strung one after another.
Think of a kid who wants only the fun part of every day. They skip the practice, the homework, the chores. Soon the missed things pile up into one long string of stress.
Ayk binaa jhoothay mukat na ho-ay — "without the One, what is false cannot set you free." Jhooth means what does not last. Mukat means freedom.
Then the verse ends in comfort, not blame. Kar kar kartaa daykhai so-ay — "the Maker made it all, and watches over it." The One is present and paying attention.
Have you noticed how chasing only the easy thing sometimes leads straight into a harder one?
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